 We are a band folk
bronzes (trumpets, bones, cash, cymbals, bass drum, etc ) belonging to
the Metropolitan Region ( Santiago, CHILE), which has a style similar to the
big bands bronze Bolivia, Peru and Northern
Large CHILE, participating in the
various religious and folk festivals taking place in the Andean Altiplano,
the gorges and mainly in the Feast
of the
TIRANA ( located in the village of LA TIRANA ,in the Tamarugal Pampa, in
the middle of the desert Chilean – Region Tarapacá - ) .
The Andean Altiplano, is a unique natural region in South America, and
covers Northen CHILE, the western part of Bolivia, Central and South Perú and
the North West of Argentina.
The Feast of LA TIRANA, is holding more charasteristic of
the northern part of CHILE, and is conducted every year during the week of July
16 in the Norte Grande of CHILE, in the region of Tarapacá, in the town of LA TIRANA, located
some 80 kilometres inside Iquique (in the first region of CHILE ) and 1773
km north of Santiago de CHILE ( Metropolitan Region),
in the middle of the Pampa Tamarugal. In this village, the faithful come from
different parts of CHILE and abroad to
express their devotion to our Lady of Carmen de La Tirana. The Feast of LA
TIRANA, is a celebration of the Altiplano, typical of the cultural dispersion
of the Andean peoples, which are expressed in many different brotherhoods of Aymara dances, many of which have their
origin in Bolivia.
At the conclusion of LA TIRANA, arriving brotherhoods with dances
Diabladas, Sambos Caporales, Morenos Chilenos, Gitanos, Antawaras, Tobas,
Tinkus, etc .., and most of these brotherhoods are accompanied by instrumental
music for big bands brass (trumpets, bones, cymbals, drums, etc .) from CHILE,
Peru and Bolivia, who interpret the different rhythms that requires each
fraternity in particular.
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