Text Box: Home Biography Mandalas Calendar Gallery Music Videos Reviews Flash Guestbook Study Guide Products YouTube E-mail  STUDY GUIDE 2008   Click here for Printable Version for Teachers to use in the classroom        Born in Argentina, Pancho started writing poems at a very young age. Later, his musical exchange with the Gypsies in the south of France created the new dimension of rhythms in his guitar style. Sal, born in England and raised in Canada, met Pancho in Cuzco, Peru, and from this day on, they sing beautiful Spanish melodies. Pancho and Sal's show is a cultural experience. They wear ponchos from Argentina and perform folk songs from all over South America.  Pancho is a multi-instrumentalist playing the guitar, charango and flutes. Sal plays a big drum called "bombo", hand percussion instruments and translates for the audience.             They introduce the different instruments giving a brief history about each one.  The audience is encouraged to clap, sing along and sometime participate. Pancho and Sal leave their audience with a feeling of Latin music and rhythms in their bones, inspiring them to explore different types of music, travel and even learn Spanish!  

           

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box:   INSTRUMENTS USED  DURING THE SHOW         GUITAR The guitar originated in the Arabian countries with only 5 strings.  It was later adopted by Spain where they added another string making it one of the most famous instruments worldwide      CHA-CHAS The cha-chas are used for percussion and made out of goats' hooves.  The sound is high-pitched and beautiful.  The First Nations people here in Canada use the deer hooves in the same way.  The cha-chas are often worn around the ankles and wrists played at the same time with the drum.        

 

Text Box:   BOMBO The bombo is a very deep sounding drum made from hollowing out a tree and then llama or sheep skins are placed on either side. It is the bass instrument of the South American Indian music.     QUENA  The quena is made from a single piece of bamboo with 7 holes in it.  It is the only flute in the world thatcan play 3 perfect octaves and makes amazing harmonies.     HARMONICA The harmonica is a European wind instrument which was originally played by the sailors at sea. It is typical to hear the harmonic accompanying music called "Blues". The harmonica has been adopted by all cultures in their folk music    

 

 

          

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Text Box:              CHARANGO The charango is a small 10 string instrument typical of Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Argentina.  Originally they were made with Armadillo shells to make a resonating sounding case, but now they are more commonly made out of wood.  It sounds like a harp and plays lead, rhythms and percussion.   SHAKERS Shakers are made with cans or dried husks of fruit.  The hollowed out containers are filled with dry rice, beans, corn or seeds to make different sounds.  The shaker is an international instrument.  They add energy and are the heart of the rhythm of the South American music.        ACCORDION An accordion is a musical instrument of the handheld bellows-driven free reed aero phone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. The accordion is played by compressing and expanding the bellows, while pressing buttons or keys to allow air to flow across reeds, thereby producing tones and chords. Accordions are played worldwide, being especially popular in Colombia, North America[1], Brazil and France   Printable Version for Teachers  Home Biography Mandalas Calendar Gallery Music Videos Reviews Flash Guestbook Study Guide Products YouTube E-mail