Suma Qamaña celebrates the spirit of "Living Well" in this four day festival hosted by the Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, highlighting the indigenous cultures of Bolivia through dance and song.
In this segment, Ballet Somos Bolivia perform the Huayño Potosino. he Huayño is an important Andean music genre and dance of pre-hispanic origin. It is currently widespread among Andean countries that were part of Tawantinsuyu, mainly in Peru and Bolivia, but also in northern Argentina and Chile. The name of this genre comes from the Quechua word "huayñunakunay," which means dancing while holding hands. Huayño adopts several varieties, according to the traditional trends of the locality or region, and in some ways represents the ancestral popular culture of the Andean culture.
Recorded in the Potomac Atrium of the National Museum of the American Indian on June 8, 2014.
5 сен 2024
