Fiesta Andina is an Andean folk music trio based in Nova Scotia, Canada. The band consists of Andrés Saroli (vocals, guitar, charango, quena and zampoñas), Marc Ducharme (percussion, vocals) and Rob Hutten (guitar, vocals, charango, quena, cuatro, and zampoñas). Former members have included Ricardo Roman-Carbajal (zampoñas, vocals) and Kim Ayres (guitar, mandolin, vocals), both of whom are now living in Europe.

Andrés, Rob, Marc

In 1998 Andrés and Rob produced a recording entitled Entre Montañas.

Pictures

• Rob and Andrés performing in New Minas in 1997.
• Fiesta Andina at the Front Street Café (R.I.P) in Wolfville c. 1995.
• Fiesta Andina at the 1994 Festival Of Cultures in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. That's Ricardo on the left.
• Andrés demonstrating his love of multiculturalism by smoking a Cuban cigar while playing a Shona drum.
• Marc cheerfully displaying one of the more gruesome percussion instruments of the Andes region.
• Rob exposing his keen fashion sense on stage. (pic courtesy of Neil Henley)

Links

Make sure you check out Manuel Navarro's excellent Andean Instruments Page. The instrument pictures on this page from from Manuel's site.

• Los Calchakis - one of our favourites.
• Inti Illimani - The masters.
• Pachamama, from Yugoslavia
• Pachakuti, from Munich
• Rumillajta