One of my favorite musical groups is Atlanta's Vientos del Pueblo, an ensemble of variable numbers that plays original songs infused with Andean and other South American beats, rhythms, and passions:
Vientos del Pueblo performs music that represents a fusion of cultures and rhythms combining African, European and American Indigenous roots. Featuring the quena, charango, bombo, guitars and bass, among others, the music of Vientos Del Pueblo is an experience not to be missed. Performing credits include: Many Colleges, Universities, Festivals and Cultural Events throughout the Southeast; The High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Fernbank Museum of Natural History, The Atlanta Botanical Gardens, The Atlanta Zoo, Callanwolde, First Night Atlanta, PBS, CNN, and many more.
Most years see the band performing in Pine Lake, which is the perfect setting for their peaceful, haunting melodies. It's wonderful to sit in a folding chair beneath the pines at lakeside and let the music sweep you away.
Visit Vientos del Pueblo's instruments page to see acoustic instruments which you may never have seen before, and listen to samples of their music on their gallery page. E-mail band founder Maurecio Amaya, and he will notify you when the band performs.
And if the band should ever again come to Pine Lake, grab that folding chair and go listen.
Top Photo by Jessica Xavier.
Bottom Photo by Vientos del Pueblo. That's Mauricio at center rear.
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