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Show HISPANIC ARTS Many developed these skills in the traditional way. Performers learned to sing and play instruments "by ear," absorbing melodies and rhythms from family and friends. And craftspeople, in the same way, learned to créate the religious objects, toys, decorations, costumes and musical instruments that have come to symbolize their Hispanic ethnicity. Both the Catholic and the Mormon churches, the many ethnic clubs and organizations, and a rapidly growing number of businesses that provide services for Utah's Hispanic diéntele, all contribute to the continuation of these arts. By providing an environment in which artist and audience can participate in and celébrate their shared heritage, the importance of these arts is reaffirmed and the valúes and cultural heritage they embody are passed along to the next generation of Hispanic Utahns. The folk and ethnic arts of Utah's Spanish Colonial, Mexican and Latino communities are strong, vibrant and diverse. In their beauty and complexity, they provide a wealth of artistic expression that can and should be appreciated by all Utahns, whatever their cultural background. •!• Sí7 ; '• • Jesús de la Barra from Bolivia (left) and Jorge de los Rios from Argentina, have performed with Los del Sur, a band specializing in the music and poetry of the pampas or plains of South America. At informal gatherings group members are known for singing coplas, story songs that are improvized in a performance that is structured like a competitive duel. (CE:92) „ :7:..'::&7¡fe77i'7 ¿,:: ":'E:;:"*"I:' ' " ^I§7: * In addition to work in restaurants, clubs and at community events, Hispanic artists in Utah are gaining opportunities to make professional recordings of their music. Ernesto Rico, who comes from Sonora, México, is one of many local artists who recorded traditional tunes and original compositions in Salt Lake's WT Studios as part of the Hecho en Utah project. (CM:92) Muchos desarrollaron estas destrezas deforma tradicional, aprendieron a cantar y a tocar instrumentos de oído, empapándose en las melodías y los ritmos de sus familias y amigos. De la misma manera, los artesanos aprendieron a crear objetos religiosos, juguetes, decoraciones, vestimentas e instrumentos musicales que han llegado a simbolizar su origen hispano. Todos los diferentes grupos, como las iglesias católicas y mormonas, los clubes sociales, las organizaciones y los negocios que proveen servicios a la clientela hispana de Utah, contribuyen a la perpetuación de estas artes. La importancia de estas artes se reafirma al proveer un ambiente donde el artista y el público pueden participar y celebrar su misma herencia, y estos valores y herencia cultural se pueden transmitir a la siguiente generación hispana de Utah. Las artes de las comunidades coloniales, mexicanas y latinas son fuertes, enérgicas y diversas. Proveen, en su belleza y complejidad, con una riqueza de expresiones artísticas que pueden y deben de ser apreciadas por toda la gente de Utah, sin importar sus antecedentes culturales. |
