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Los Gaiteros de Ovejas

2024-07-11 20:00 2024-07-11 23:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Los Gaiteros de Ovejas

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/36370

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Hailing from Ovejas-Suceron, Colombia’s interior Caribbean coast, Los Gaiteros de Ovejas (LGDO) is a six-piece ensemble playing in the sound of the ancestral indigenous Gaita and percussion instruments. For the last 35 years the group has composed their own songs, achieving a wonderful and authentic combination of traditional rhythm of cumbia, porro, currulao and everyday stories that happen in their town and in the countryside. Since 2017, the group has collaborated with Arcade Fire and...

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Fourth Stage,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
Thu, July 11, 2024
8 PM EDT
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  • In-person event
  • ≈ 90 minutes · With intermission

Hailing from Ovejas-Suceron, Colombia’s interior Caribbean coast, Los Gaiteros de Ovejas (LGDO) is a six-piece ensemble playing in the sound of the ancestral indigenous Gaita and percussion instruments. For the last 35 years the group has composed their own songs, achieving a wonderful and authentic combination of traditional rhythm of cumbia, porro, currulao and everyday stories that happen in their town and in the countryside.

Since 2017, the group has collaborated with Arcade Fire and Bomba Estereo, among other Colombian artists, DJs and producers, and has been selected for official showcases around the globe.

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  • Director and Gaita Hembra Henry Ortiz
  • Gaita Macho Owuen Chamorro
  • Lead vocal Naime Baloco
  • Gaita Hembra and Chorus Nawi Blanco
  • Tambora (percussion) José Luis Ricardo
  • Tambor Alegre (percussion) José Victor Ricardo