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Show EDISON José Angelo first visited Utah in 1974 and is one of the longest-resident Bolivians in the state. His mastery of Andean-style music has made him a key figure in several, well-known bands. Mr. Angelo is also a talented composer who writes and performs contemporary Latin music. He is currently sharing his expertise with other musicians through the Utah Arts Council's Folk Arts Apprenticeship Project. (NP:87) Enjoyment and participation in traditional or folk music is wide-spread in many South American countries, especially in Bolivia where reportedly almost everyone plays the quena (flute), the stringed charango (made from an armadillo shell) or the zamponas (pan pipes). The first Bolivians who immigrated to Utah were folk musicians who initially toured in the U.S. as part of a sister-city partnership. Though Utah's Bolivian community is relatively small, many are musicians. José Angelo and the Ayllon and Caballero families are among those who are known for their lively performances of Andean folk music which they share both at ethnic club events and with the general public. Social dancing is a way of life for those who grow up surrounded by the complicated rhythms for which Latin America is known worldwide. Ethnic club events provide a setting where people of all salas de convenciones de hoteles o de la universidad, usualmente comienzan con un espectáculo de música folklórica seguido de un baile con varias orquestas locales y de afuera. El participar y disfrutar de la música folklórica es muy común en países suramericanos, especialmente en Bolivia donde casi todos tocan la quena, el charango o la zampona. Los primeros bolivianos que llegaron a Utah fueron músicos folklóricos que hicieron una gira por E.E.U.U. como parte de una asociación entre los dos países hermanos. Aunque la comunidad boliviana es pequeña, muchos son músicos, como lo es José Angelo y las familias Ayllón y Caballero, quienes son conocidos por sus bellas presentaciones de música típica que comparten tanto con los clubes sociales como con el público en general. Los bailes sociales son parte de la vida para los que se crían alrededor de los ritmos complicados por los Although there are fewer than 100 Bolivians in Utah, the number of active musicians suggests a community ten times that size! Informal get-togethers, with plenty of singing and playing, help keep the community together and the music alive. So do multi-generational family bands, like Grupo Nayra, led by Marcos Caballero who actively teaches and shares his musical heritage with his grandchildren. (AH92) iwlsniiiiii. |