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MUSIC
FROM THE ANDES COMES TO A NEW MEXICO PUEBLO
singer/musician Daria
Marmaluk-Hajioannou |
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Once a year, usually in January, two different and
distinct cultures get a chance to meet and mingle on the
Jemez Pueblo in Central New Mexico. Along with the
beautiful customs, music and dance from Jemez, children
from the reservation and the local Headstart and
elementary school get to experience music from the South
American Andes with a visiting group called "SONQO".
They encounter "pan-pipes" that sounds like wind,
rattles made from the toenails of goats and a small
stringed instrument called a charango, made from the
shell of an armadillo.
This unique cultural exchange is the product of a
friendship between singer/musician Daria
Marmaluk-Hajioannou from SONQO and a talented dancer,
potter and mural artist from Jemez named John Fitzgerald
Toya. The two met when Toya was a resident artist in
Pennsylvania and they shared an enthusiasm for building
bridges between their communities through music and the
arts.
"Last year, we had a wonderful sponsor" said Hajioannou.
"Her contribution allowed our group to spend a full week
doing workshops with the kids, running an art contest
and then doing a free public concert for everyone on the
reservation. It was a wonderful celebration of both of
our cultures!"
For more information or to view student artwork from
Jemez, visit www.sonqo.com.
For more information on
Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou visit www.dariamusic.com
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