Pollerita

by Edgar Villarroel and Vicky Cespedes

A fast tempo theme known as "Pollerita" meaning skirts. The Andean women can wear up to 16 layers of skirts all with different colors and when they turn around they open as a flower. The male calls his lover in the festival..oh you colourful skirts which open like rainbow, come and let us hold hands and dance.

Albums

Latin Quarter VIII: Perú, Bolivia, Chile & Ecuador: Andean, Indígenas & Folk

Latin Quarter VIII: Perú, Bolivia, Chile & Ecuador: Andean, Indígenas & Folk

Welcome to the Latin quarter where you will find music from all corners of Latin America. This compilation is part of a series from 1 to 10 containing Music from all corners of Latin America. This is the CD number 8 in this series and covers Peru, Chile and Ecuador and covers the Andean, Indigen more…

Artist: Compilation

Inti Raymi

Inti Raymi

The Inti Raymi ("Festival of the Sun") was a religious ceremony of the Inca Empire in honour of the God Inti. It also marked the winter solstice and a new year in the Andes of the Southern Hemisphere. In this recording the master musician compoer/Singer and song writer, Edgar Villaroal and Vicky Ce more…

Artist: Inti Raymi

Artists

Vicky Cespedes

Vicky Cespedes

One of the few women of Bolivia who plays panpipes and other indigenous instruments.

Other Information

Writer:
Traditional
Publisher:
Tumi Music (Editorial) Ltd
Genres:
Carnaval and Andean
Instruments:
Guitar, Charango and Panpipes
Regions:
Bolivia and Andes
Arrangement:
Duo
Tempo:
Fast