FERIA DE CARCASSONNE - DUO QUITIPLÁ

Presentation

Quitiplá, like the onomatopoeia created by the sound of bamboo sticks striking one another in the Miranda region of Venezuela, like the polyphony that emerges from these instruments or from singing voices.

From their travels across Latin America, the two musicians of Duo Quitiplá have brought back a shared passion for the popular music and songs of this part of the world. Their aim is to revive and reintroduce a repertoire that remains largely unknown to the general public: popular Cuban duos from the 1920s to the 1970s such as Los Compadres and Maria Teresa Vera, joropos and tonadas from the Venezuelan plains (llanos), cumbias from the Colombian coast, Peruvian criollo waltzes, and Chilean revolutionary songs. With entirely acoustic instrumentation (two harmonized voices, a cuatro or guitar, maracas or a guiro) and lyrics inspired by everyday life, often infused with burlesque poetry and tales of romantic folly, Duo Quitiplá offers music that is both intimate and festive. The enthusiasm, delicacy, camaraderie and infectious rhythms they share move hearts... and bodies alike!