Open Arts LES: Chota Madre

Chota Madre began when José Juan Paredes young Afro-Ecuadorian, 24 and Christopher Terán, 22 years old from the province of Imbabura, meet each other a summer afternoon of 2010 when they met to play music with musicians and felt they shared a passion and courage for the music Bomba del Chota Valley. That afternoon they decided to join forces and work songs of artists who most admired this musical genre. After having produced its first musical production, which includes great themes such as Tuna Tuna Pasito, Mi Lindo Carpuela, among others, the cluster became part of the great festivals in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Vermont, Florida, Washington, Uzbekistan, among others.

They are currently working on new arrangements that have harmonies and Jazz melodies, replacing orange with Andean winds, requiring electric guitar. They add percussion instruments such as “joyful” drum off the coast of pacifico, marakon, timbal, Pacific drum. This instrument function has aroused the interest of a lot of public around the world in New York City, since this musical genre is not assigned entirely or studied. They integrate the project with musicians from different parts of the world. CHOTA MADRE brings energy, pride and history through the merging of traditional and contemporary rhythms for people of all social classes and maintains new and old generations conscious of their cultural heritage.

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