Inca Son

Artist Information

Biography

Inca Son's music comes straight from the group's Peruvian Andean homeland. The musical legacy of the Andes is centuries-old, and passed down from one generation to the next. Inca Son (meaning "Sound of the Inca") is one of the few groups keeping this uniquely beautiful sound going. In the words of Keith Lockhart, Conductor of the Boston Pops, with whom Inca Son played in Symphony Hall: "They have become indispensable cultural ambassadors of a nearly lost South American tradition."

Inca Son's music is distinguished by the pervasive sound of the "Sikus" or panpipes. This instrument, in the hands of the band's brilliant pan flautists, ranges from lively and happy to plaintive and haunting, assuming at times the sound of the wind, at other times the sound of a bird in flight.

Inca Son is a treat for ears and eyes. Dressed in the beautiful costumes of the Andes, the band carries its listener off to their mountain homeland with every song or story they tell. The Inca Son dancers are Folk Dance Champions in their native Peru. Their repertory consists of a true "Peruvian Odyssey," showcasing the colorful native dances of every region, from the highlands to the rain forest to the northern seacoast.

Having started out 22 years ago on the streets of Harvard Square, Cambridge, Inca Son's story is the stuff of legend. The band has played on some of the greatest stages around the world, including across the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Europe. They've entertained at the Salt Lake City Olympics; for throngs at soccer's World Cup; and played before ex-Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. Their main mission is to keep alive their Inca legacy, and as such they seek to share their music and dance culture through workshops and residencies for students of all levels.

"Their sweet, airy Peruvian melodies can (move a listener to tears)... And in person, replete with brightly colored feathered costumes... Inca Son is a sight to behold." (Bob Young, Boston Herald)

Inca Son was recently called by the Providence Journal "one of the most exciting world music bands on the East Coast. Their music stays with you long after the concert ends."

Instrumentation

Omar Clavijo - Guitar, Charango, kena, Pan flutes, and Andean Percussion
Alfredo Velasquez - Vocals, Charango, kena, Pan flutes
Ivan Tito - kena
Santos Alva - Guitar
Juan Cayrampoma - kena, Pan flutes
Clemente Leyva - Vocals, Charango, kena, Pan flutes, Andean Percussion

Discography

Inca Son has released 12 CD's and one live concert DVD to date:

Vol. 1: Ascope, Tierra del Amanecer (Ascope, Land of the Dawn)
Vol. 2: Vamos a mi Tierra (Let's Go to my Land)
Vol. 3: Canto a la Libertad (Song to Freedom)
Vol. 4: Mi Cambio (My Change) instrumentals
Vol. 5: Paz en la Tierra (Peace on Earth)
Vol. 6: Romance Magico (Magical Romance) instrumentals
Vol. 7: Miskiñawi
Vol. 8: Cuando el Cielo Llora (When the Heavens Cry) instrumentals
Vol. 9: Espíritu Libre (Free Spirit) instrumentals
Vol. 10: El Regreso del Inca (Return of the Inca)
Vol. 11: Paraíso (Paradise) instrumentals
Vol. 12: Live at the Sanders Theatre, Harvard University
DVD Live at the Sanders Theatre, Harvard University
Vol. 13: Alegría (Happiness)

These CD's can be purchased or digitally downloaded at cdbaby.com, ITunes., or artist's website, www.incason.com

Audio

• Viaje a la Montana (Trip to the Andes Mountains)
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• Pueblo Andino (Andean Village)
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• Espiritu Libre (Free Spirit)
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• El Abuelito (The Grandfather)
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• When the Heavens Cry
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• Miskiñawi (Tender Eyes)
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• Buscando Verdadero Amor (Searching for True Love)
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• Cholita Tania
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• Conversacion con Dios (Conversation with God)
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Lyrics

• Andean Village
• El Abuelito (The Grandfather)
• Miskiñawi - Tender Eyes
• Cholita Tania

Video

Inca Son: Pacasitos, Northern Peruvian Folk Dance

Inca Son: The Scissor Dancers!

Photo Gallery

Press

• Inca Son Shines Brightly, by Bob Young (Jazz/World) [+ Show ]
  

  Playing for the President of the United States or performing in Carnegie Hall doesn't move Cesar Vil...Playing for the President of the United States or performing in Carnegie Hall doesn't move Cesar Villalobos most. It's hearing how a couple met or a baby was born, or a street person applauding his band's music - that trumps fame for the Peruvian flute player.
  
  Villalobos is founder and creative director of Inca Son, a Boston-based music ensemble that celebrates its 15th anniversary with two shows Sunday night at the Regatta-bar. "We play the same way for children... as we do for the President and at Symphony Hall," he said.
  
  The five musicians and five dancers of Inca Son have had the kind of wildly varied performance experiences that provide perspective on what matters. Thanks to Villalobos, who moved to town from the small Peruvian village of Ascope in 1985, playing their native music has opened doors none of the troupe's members could have imagined 15 years ago. They've toured the United States, Europe and Latin America. They've played with the Pops, in front of Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, at the Olympics in Atlanta and for throngs at soccer's World Cup.
  
  Even with those extraordinary accomplishments, there are still days when you can find Inca Son right where the group got its start, in Harvard Square or in front of Faneuil Hall, playing for passersby. "We very much like to do that," says Villalobos. "We try out new material. And we reach people who wouldn't hear us otherwise - the homeless, people from small towns who don't go to clubs. We play for people who stop for a minute on their way to work when it's cold and we make them smile. We play to make people happy." Like the woman who came up to Villalobos after a show with tears in her eyes and thanked him because a recording of Inca Son's music had helped her get through labor. Or the 20-year-old who told Villalobos he first heard the group when it gave a workshop at his grammar school years before...
  
  The group - with panflutes, guitars, violins, and vocals as its core - has spawned numerous Andean ensembles around the country as members have moved and started up their own bands...
  
  The troupe continues to play benefits, and has raised enough money to build the Boston Playground in tiny Ascope. And you're still as likely to see Inca Son on JFK street, at a wedding of in a classroom as in Lincoln Center or the Regattabar. "Andean music is about playing from the heart," says Villalobos. "That's what we do."

• Inca Son [+ Show ]
  

  Who doesn't like Inca Son?.... That's right....everyone likes Inca Son. They can be seen anywhe...Who doesn't like Inca Son?.... That's right....everyone likes Inca Son.
  
  They can be seen anywhere and tend to pop up when you least expect it. There most recent favorite spot is in front of Orvis in Fanueil Hall.
  
  I can remember by first Inca Son experience 15 years ago in school. Since then I have seen them maybe 100 times. It could be blazing hot out and you pan around and then you see Inca Son. In the middle of the winter - Inca Son is playing.
  
  I think they are great. If your mood can't be uplifted by a pan pipe and some vibrant Peruvians then you are simply dead inside.

• "Corazón y Alma del Inca" (Heart and Soul of the Inca) [+ Show ]
  

  “...Cesar Villalobos performs music because it comes from his heart, not as a way to become famous o...“...Cesar Villalobos performs music because it comes from his heart, not as a way to become famous or rich. Humble, sensitive, goodhearted, his personality shines through his work, and led him to return to his native land. In 1993, he built “Boston Playground” in his home town of Ascope, and in 2001 he put proceeds from his anniversary concert toward the reconstruction of the Santa Ana Church in Ayacucho. He is a tireless friend of those who dream of leaving Peru in search of a better life...” Jesus Raymundo, Journalist

• "Flint Kids Experience Peruvian Music" [+ Show ]
  

  Cesar Villalobos (right), founder and creative director of Inca Son, a Peruvian-born music group bas...Cesar Villalobos (right), founder and creative director of Inca Son, a Peruvian-born music group based in Massachusetts, speaks at Carpenter Road Elementary School in northeastern Flint on Friday. Villalobos said he loves to teach and to let students ask questions. During the performances, he shared music, dance, traditional outfits, Spanish language and history with the students. Inca Son visited as part of Arts Midwest World Fest, an educational program put on by The Whiting Center of Performing Arts in Flint.
  The Flint Journal / Jeana-Dee Allen
  Carpenter Road Elementary School student Kristen Perry (center), 7, of Flint plays in a demonstration with Inca Son on Friday. Students were called onto the stage at the school to play panpipes to the tune of 'Oh, Susanna.'

• Peruvian Music Energizes Students [+ Show ]
  

  Several New York Mills middle and high school students filled the school auditorium Thursday afterno...Several New York Mills middle and high school students filled the school auditorium Thursday afternoon to watch a performance by the professional Andean music and dance ensemble, Inca Son.
  
  The 45 minute presentation highlighted the sights, sounds, attire and culture of ancient Peruvian society.
  
  “It’s cross-curricular,” said Bonnie Milone, Spanish teacher and event organizer. “Their performances touch on language, social studies, culture and music.”
  
  Formed more than 20 years ago by Peruvian native Cesar Villalobos in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass., the group has grown to include several professional musicians and dancers. Inca Son has performed for presidents, at the World Cup soccer games, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. They also have won several notable music awards.
  
  An extended version of the show was scheduled to be performed Thursday evening at the high school and included native dancers. Proceeds from the event went toward the New York Mills Music, Art, & Drama Boosters and the New Hope Children’s Home in Peru founded by David and Debbie Bolos, of New York Mills.
  
  Tickets were $10 in advance and $12 at the door.
  
  Copyright 2010 The Observer-Dispatch, Utica, New York. Some rights reserved
  

• Symbol of Home in Wartime on Stage at Indian Event [+ Show ]
  

  Cesar Villalobos, director of the music and dance group Inca Son, which performs music of Peru's And...Cesar Villalobos, director of the music and dance group Inca Son, which performs music of Peru's Andes Mountains, drums for his dancers.
  

• From polka to bluegrass to Vietnamese eats The 20-year-old Lowell Folk Festival offers a bit of everything [+ Show ]
  

  From polka to bluegrass to Vietnamese eats The 20-year-old Lowell Folk Festival offers a bit of eve...From polka to bluegrass to Vietnamese eats
  The 20-year-old Lowell Folk Festival offers a bit of everything
  By Erica Febre efebre@hippopress.com
  
  The Lowell Folk Festival turns 20 this year.
  
  The three-day event, held this year Friday through Sunday, July 28 through July 30, takes place in downtown Lowell, Mass., and features a lineup of more than 20 musicians.
  
  With six outdoors stages the lineup of performers comes from a variety of different categories of folk, from bands with a New Orleans flavor to polka to mariachi music. The event, which offers free admission to the shows, also features vendors selling a variety of ethnic foods and crafts as well as parades and dance.s
  
  Inca Son, a Peruvian performance group, will bring music and dance of the Andes. Based in Cambridge, Mass., Inca Son has been a part of the Lowell Folk Festival for the last 10 years.
  
  "We try keep our roots strong, using culture as a bridge to bring Peru to America. It's important for us to educate others about our culture and customs. We look forward to being a part of this year's festival, being that it's the 20th anniversary and we'll put on our best performance yet," said Cesar Villalobos, the founder of Inca Son.
  
  A New Orleans group, The Hot 8 Brass Band, displaced by Hurricane Katrina last year, will make the journey north to take part in the festival as well. They've been busy doing a number of free performances back home for other displaced evacuees. Playing on donated instruments, the group expresses a gratitude for still being able to get together and play and, most of all, for having their livelihood.
  
  "This will be our first time traveling that far north. People from New Orleans love New Orleans music. Since the hurricane, it seems that a lot of people are really gathering an interest in the New Orleans type music so we're going to bring that music to New England. We also have some evacuees that relocated to Massachusetts after the hurricane," said Wendell Cliff Stewart, the bands saxophonist.
  
  A Polish polka group, Dennis Polisky & the Maestro's Men, based in Colchester, Conn. will bring their Grammy-nominated sounds for the bands first appearance at the festival. Celebrating their 10-year anniversary, the band is established as one of the nation' top polka bands.
  
  "They're mainly a polka band but they play everything, attracting an audience from both the older and younger generations," said Karen Olszewski, the bands manager.
  
  Bringing the sounds of electric blues is The Bobby Parker band, based in Maryland. The six-member band features a saxophonist, Blues Harp player, guitarist and bass player, drummer and piano player.
  
  "We'e played all over the world but this will be our first appearance in Lowell. We're looking forward to coming to the festival," Bobby Parker, the bands guitarist, said.
  
  The lengthy list of musicians features music styles ranging from Kentucky Thumbpicker by Eddie Pennington to Mexican Mariachi by Los Camperos de Nati Cano.
  
  The Lowell Folk Festival is presented by Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell Festival Foundation, National Council for the Traditional Arts and the city of Lowell.

• Inca Son Performs at Lebanon [+ Show ]
  

  Isabelle Richards, 5, of Lebanon, center, play along with her uncle, Cesar Villalobos, left, founder...Isabelle Richards, 5, of Lebanon, center, play along with her uncle, Cesar Villalobos, left, founder/artistic director of Inca Son Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 Lebanon Elementary School.

• Inca Son's "Mi Cambio" [+ Show ]
  

  Mi Cambio, which means “My Change,” celebrates life with sheer exuberance. Danceable tunes weave wit...Mi Cambio, which means “My Change,” celebrates life with sheer exuberance. Danceable tunes weave with the haunting “Sounds of Silence”, offering a wealth of emotions that linger long after the album is over. For fans of Andean Music, Mi Cambio is the way to go.”

• Featured Artist: Inca Son [+ Show ]
  

  Newsletter Featured Artist/Group: INCA SON We are honored to present to our readers, Inca Son, o...Newsletter Featured Artist/Group:
  
  INCA SON
  We are honored to present to our readers, Inca Son, our first Featured Artist/Group. Their music captures the timeless beauty of Andean culture, through music and dance from the mountain peaks and small towns of Cusco and beyond.
  
  INCA SON's purpose is to introduce and educate peoples to the riches of Andean Culture. The group presents traditional music and dance of the Andes Mountains of Peru and Latin America in authentic and colorful Inca attire. Every song and dance has a special importance, meaning or background in Andean folklore, and thus each is briefly described before being performed.
  
  INCA SON plays music from the Andes of Peru, and of all Latin America. The group performs traditional songs, which the musicians rearrange to create a unique style, as well as original compositions. Several of the songs from their last three recordings -- including "Ascope, Tierra del Amanecer," "Cholita Tania," "El Abuelito," and "Inti Libertad" by Cesar Villalobos -- are hits in Peru. The instruments that are used, with the exception of the stringed instruments, are made by the musicians themselves.
  Inca Son is committed to educating and sharing their knowledge of and passion for Andean culture
  in workshops and performances at schools, cultural organizations and artist-residencies.
  
  Please click on the following link to access an educational study guide
  regarding Andean folklore and culture.
  
  Inca Son Study Guide
  
  Exciting News!
  
  
  
  Inca Son song “Viaje a la Montana” was awarded
  Winner of the Song – World Traditional category
  in the 6th Annual Independent Music Awards!
  
  
  
  Inca Son in Concert, Sander Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 2006
  
  INCA SON
  Music and Dance of the Andes
  
  Biography
  Since its creation, Inca Son’s traditional Andean music and dance has won renown both nationally and worldwide. In 1991, the group contributed to the score of the PBS series “Columbus and the Age of Discovery.” In 1992, they launched the United Nation’s “Year of the Indigenous People,” and were recognized as “Best World Music Group.” In 1993 and 1995, the Boston Music Awards nominated INCA SON for musical excellence. In 1996, they provided the official entertainment for World Cup soccer events and also performed at the National Governor’s Conference attended by ex-president Clinton. In 1996, the group played at the Summer Olympic Games (Atlanta, GA), and was distinguished for its outstanding performances at the “Festival Mondial de Folklore” (Quebec). Official distinctions from Peru came from the Presidency in 1993, and Congress in 1995. Peru’s Associated Press (ANAP) bestowed the coveted “Golden Sun” award on INCA SON and named César Villalobos (Founder/Artistic Director) “Cultural Ambassador” in 1995. In 1997, INCA SON was the Boston Phoenix’s selection as “Best World Music Group,” and represented Peru at the “2nd International Folk Festival,” Moscow. The next year, they were featured artists at “Ancestors of the Incas,” the world’s largest Peruvian exhibition (Memphis, TN). In 1999, INCA SON received the Boston Music Award for “Best World Music Act,” and was nominated by the Boston Phoenix Music Poll as “Best World Music Group.” In 2000, they performed at Symphony Hall with the Boston Pops (Keith Lockhart, Conductor) and contributed songs to the Pop’s “Latin Album.” In 2001, INCA SON performed at the 30th Anniversary Celebration of Washington DC’s Kennedy Center. In 2002, they performed at the Winter Olympic Games (Salt Lake City, UT). In 2003, they were headliners at the Kennedy Center’s AmericArtes Festival. That year, Cesar Villalobos was awarded the prestigious “Order of the Sun” from the Peruvian government, for artistic achievement. In 2004, INCA SON performed throughout Italy, and represented the Inca at the opening of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. In 2005, the group was invited by the Peruvian Presidency to present a series of benefit Mother’s Day concerts, both in Lima and in several villages in Northern Peru. Inca Son was also honored to perform in Washington, at the opening of National Geographic Museum’s “Peru: Indigenous and Viceregal,” attended by Peru’s First Lady. In June of 2005, Inca Son presented a concert at Providence’s Waterplace Park in homage to the ancient “Inti Raymi” festival. Two Peruvian Consul Generals were present, and presented Cesar Villalobos with an award for almost two decades of musical achievement. Inca Son also released its 11th CD that year. In January of 2006, Inca Son’s full band and dancers performed to sell-out crowds at Cambridge’s historic Sanders Theatre, in a benefit concert organized by COPEA (Peruvian-American Community), an organization over which Cesar Villalobos presides as Cultural Coordinator. In June of 2006, Cesar was invited by the Peruvian Presidency to proudly lead the festivities in Lima in conjunction with a brand new holiday he had helped develop, “Day of Andean Song.” Inca Son’s other outstanding 2006 achievements include two concerts presented at the United States Congress; a headliner performance at Dayton’s Cityfolk Festival; concerts for two different Smithsonian institutions, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, and the National Geographic Museum; a sell-out holiday performance at Lewiston, Maine’s Franco-American Heritage Center; and a nomination, from the Independent Music Awards in the category of “Best Traditional World Music Artist.” What lies ahead for César Villalobos? “To keep making music and keeping the Inca cultural legacy alive for future generations.”
  

• Origins: Traditional Music of the Andes [+ Show ]
  

  ORIGINS: Traditional Music of the Andes The Inca Empire did not have an especially long run on th...ORIGINS: Traditional Music of the Andes
  
  The Inca Empire did not have an especially long run on the world stage, from about 1438 to 1533, but it certainly was vast--encompassing the modern countries of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, and parts of Chile, Argentina, and Colombia. With a population of roughly 15 million, the Inca Empire was about the size of the 13 original American colonies in 1776. And yet the forces of Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro conquered the empire with essentially a single battle.
  
  The Spanish conquest of the Incas inaugurated the all-too-common colonial process of political, social and cultural oppression. Though the Spanish colonists and their Catholic clergy did their best to obliterate the Inca culture, it has shown a remarkable resilience and capacity for adaptation, particularly the region's musical traditions. Those traditions are probably the oldest in Latin America.
  
  Panpipes are the most characteristic and widely known element of the music of the Andes (think groups like Inti-Illimani or Sukay), but they don't tell the whole story. The earliest ensembles in the region likely consisted of drums, panpipes (known locally as antaras or zampoñas) and notched-end wooden flutes (quenas) and accompanied singers and dancers. Large marching bands of panpipes and drums existed before the Spanish conquest and their musical descendants are still active in the area around Lake Titicaca.
  
  Traditional music from the Andes today consists of several closely related styles. Many people in the U.S. were first exposed to this sound by the 1970 Simon & Garfunkel hit "El Condor Pasa," a yaravi (a kind of slow, sad song from pre-conquest times) composed in 1781 to mark the death of the last member of the Incan royal family.
  
  Huayno music, described by one critic as "an unmistakable dance rhythm reminiscent of a hopped-up waltz," is the music of the Quechua people, the descendants of the Inca. This style is native to the mountains of Peru, but has spread throughout the region since the 1950s, when the Quechua started coming down from the mountains for jobs in cities like Lima.
  
  The more traditional of the orquestas típicas that play this style use violins, harps, guitars and charangos (a mandolin-like instrument made from an armadillo shell), but urban groups have also added saxophones, trumpets and clarinets to the mix. Leading vocalists in this style include Flor Pucariña, Picaflor de los Andes, Florcita de Pisaq and El Jilguero de Huascarán, the most renowned singer in the genre.
  
  Instrumentation in the Andes is a mix of pre-Columbian and modern. Drums, bamboo panpipes and flutes (often made today from PVC pipe rather than wood) date to before the conquest, but stringed instruments such as guitars, charangos and violins were introduced by the Spanish. The large 36-string Andean harp, played by few people today, is thought to be a blend of the Spanish harp and the Celtic harp brought to the area by Jesuit priests. In parades and processions, harpists often sling the instrument onto their shoulders and play with an unbelievable backhanded style.
  
  Chicha is a hybrid musical style that appeared in Lima in the 1960s as a fusion of huayno music from the highlands, urban cumbia and rock. By the 1980s, chicha was ubiquitous in urban Peru, and while the style's connections to traditional music are obscured somewhat by the electric guitars, basses and keyboards, it would be wrong to consider this musical development outside the tradition. Belem was the first of the chicha bands to have recordings released internationally.
  
  Recordings of traditional music of the Andes are numerous and relatively easy to find with a bit of research. The more authentic folkloric albums, often field or informal recordings of little-known musicians, can be found on such labels as Arhoolie, Folkways, Nonesuch and Lyrichord. More polished--and more accessible to unfamiliar ears--are albums by such traditionally oriented "concert bands" as Inti-Illimani, Rumillajta, Awatinas, Bolivia Manta, the Andean-American band Sukay and Inca Son, an outstanding Boston-based ensemble that will perform at this year's Cityfolk Festival.
  
  Founded in 1989 by Peruvian musician and dancer Cesar Villalobos, Inca Son first appeared in Dayton in the late 1990s at the National Folk Festival. The group has recorded 10 albums; has had several hit records in Peru; has toured extensively throughout Latin America, Europe, Canada and the U.S.; and contributed music to the acclaimed PBS series Columbus and the Age of Discovery.
  -- Jon Hartley Fox
  
  Want to learn more?
  
  Enjoy the music and dance of the Andes when Inca Son performs at the Cityfolk Festival on Saturday and Sunday, July 1-2. Cesar Villalobos, the group's leader, will lead a workshop on Andean flute on Saturday. He will provide several dozen handmade flutes so that you can learn to play songs on it! These flutes will also be available for sale.
  
  Visit Inca Son's website to learn more about them and their music.
  
  Stop by Amazon.com to and browse the many titles they offer in the category of "Music of the Andes"
  
  

• Inca Son Gana Certamen Mundial (Inca Son Wins International Award) [+ Show ]
  

  Publicado el 12-20-2006 INCA SON gana Certamen Mundial César Villalobos, director de Inca ...Publicado el 12-20-2006
  INCA SON gana Certamen Mundial
  
  
  César Villalobos, director de Inca Son
  
  En los primeros días de Diciembre, Music Resource Group, anunció los ganadores de la 6ta. Premiación de Música Independiente (Annual Independent Music Awards) en New Jersey. En la Categoría Música Tradicional Mundial (World Traditional) ganó la canción “Viaje a la Montaña”, un hermoso tema instrumental compuesto por César Villalobos, director de Inca Son, grupo de música andina radicado en Boston. Los ganadores fueron seleccionados por un panel de jueces compuesto por músicos célebres como Peter Gabriel, Suzanne Vega, Cyndi Lauper y Africa Bambaata. Y también consideraron la votación del público por medio del internet. Los temas ganadores serán compilados en producciones que se venderán en las librerías Borders y se incluirán en el Musician Atlas, la guía mas importante sobre músicos independientes.
  
  (Informe y foto de Marianne Ruggier: mruggier@risd.edu. Mas de Inca Son en www.incason.com)
  
  N.de R.- De parte de IDENTIDAD LATINA felicitaciones a César Villalobos y al Grupo Inca Son.
  6 Responses for "INCA SON gana Certamen Mundial"
  
  Carlos A Quiroz diciembre 22nd, 2006 at 12:32 am
  Felicitaciones a Inca Son y a Cesar Villalobos por este exito. Nos llena de orgullo a los peruanos que vivimos en EEUU. Kausachum Peru!
  
  Jojo diciembre 30th, 2006 at 7:57 pm
  Congradulation!!! It’s a very good music which give a good feeling, and make dream. I love it. Continue again…Inca Son and Cesar Villalobos.
  
  Anonymous enero 16th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
  hola cesar villalobos soy tu coteranio de ascope y se de las penurias que pasates. siempre luchado logrando metas participando en festivales junto con tu madre la sra. Isidora. sabes me llena de orgullo que triunfes y nunca te olvides de ascope.atte. Ivan Paredes Muñoz
  
  anibal octubre 21st, 2008 at 5:23 am
  hola primo shilve te saluda tu primo anibal desde madrid-españa para felicitarte por tus exitos. espero que te comuniques con nosotros,estoy con mi hermano teofilo y un saludo para INTI que deve de estarjoven.
  
  anibal octubre 21st, 2008 at 5:26 am
  hola primo shilve te saluda tu primo anibal desde madrid-españa para felicitarte por tus exitos. espero que te comuniques con nosotros,estoy con mi hermano teofilo y un saludo para INTI que deve de estarjoven. anibal@1968.hotmail.es
  
  Americo Gomez Gomez agosto 20th, 2010 at 10:49 am
  sinceros y coodiales saludos
  recuerda siempre que estamos en deuda con nuestro culculicote .
  ya me comunique con la familia del norte y espero novedades pára estos dias
  no se deben de perder mas de 20 años de lucha y sacrificios.
  coordiales saludos AMERICO

• Inca Son Artist Residency Brings Peruvian Culture to KSU [+ Show ]
  

  Inca Son artist residency brings Peruvian culture to KSU Residency part of KSU’s “Year of Peru” ...Inca Son artist residency brings Peruvian culture to KSU
  Residency part of KSU’s “Year of Peru”
  
  
  By Johanna Brown
  
  
  Inca Son member during KSU performance.
  
  Photo by Sandra Bird
  
  Sept. 21 and 22, Peruvian music and dance ensemble, Inca Son, participated in a residency in the College of the Arts. Interweaving lessons on Andean culture with flute demonstrations and skillful storytelling, Inca Son led workshops for more than 1,000 students in theater and performance studies, music and visual arts appreciation classes.
  
  In addition, the ensemble taught a master class for dance majors, where students learned traditional dances. Inca Son’s residency culminated in a concert at the Bailey Performance Center.
  
  Founded by Cesar Villalobos, Inca Son has performed around the world, including Carnegie Hall, the United Nations and the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian.
  
  Inca Son’s residency is part of Kennesaw State’s “Year of Peru,” a yearlong interdisciplinary program designed to connect KSU and the community with cultures around the world.
  

• Inca Son Performing Hispanic Day Parade in New York [+ Show ]
  

  Carlos Carmelo, Hispanic day parade in New York with PERUVIAN MUSIC ( MUSICA PERUANA ) Carlos Carmel...Carlos Carmelo, Hispanic day parade in New York with PERUVIAN MUSIC ( MUSICA PERUANA ) Carlos Carmelo,Performing with Inca Son group in Manhattan 5AV. N.Y. USA.

• Uniting Nations and Peoples: Native American Arts & Cultures Festival [+ Show ]
  

  In addition to all the craftspeople filling the Field House and their respective crafts were perform...In addition to all the craftspeople filling the Field House and their respective crafts were performers sharing their culture through dance and music. Among such notable performances as the Haudenosunee Singers and Dancers, Ike Hopper and Corn Bred was Inca Son, a group that performs the music and dance of the Andes. Inca Son has won numerous awards and distinctions over the years for their work and has even performed at the 2002 Winter Olympics. These performances all exemplified Native culture and greatly added to the overall learning experience.
  "My favorite performance was probably the traditional Andean music group, Inca Son," senor and Treasurer of the Native American Student Association Stephanie Tubman said.
  "Considering that resume, we should be honored to have had them at Colgate. I had never heard them before this weekend. All the musical artists at the festival were great, but Inca Son's performance especially had a powerfully moving, mysterious, and positive energy about it," he said.

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  4.4.2012: The sixth annual Global Fest at Roger Williams University with students from Panama, Columbia, Brazil, Venezuela, Korea, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Russia, Spain, and Portugal who showed item and food at tables representing their countries. The Peruvian band Inca Son performed.
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Setlist

Our typical set list for an hour-length show is about 10 songs, including traditional folk tunes and original music. Our original song "Trip through the Andes Mountains" won the 2007 Independent Music Award for "Best World Song" and so is usually played as an encore. When we are booked with our Folk Dancers, we invite the promoter to view a live concert video to choose from our extensive repertory, if they are not acquainted with the world of Peruvian folk dance. We work with the promoter on creating the right blend of music/dance to suit the venue, and also assist in drafting program material in both English and Spanish.

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