SONQO consists of a group of musicians from different background who are united to preserve the traditions\, culture\, and music from our ancestors the Inca Empire and previous civilizations.  The group was founded in 2004. Co-founder\, Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou\, has r ecorded and catalogued Indigenous music throughout the Altiplano and curre ntly works in Quechua language preservation. Musician/composer\, Jorge Gom ez researches and performs on various traditional instruments \;of Sou th America. \;
\nSONQO plays authentic Andean music with a varie ty of traditional instruments that originated during the Pre-Columbian tim es in combination with the stringed instruments brought by the Spanish con quistadors. These include traditional zampoñ\;as\, quenas\, quenacho s\, \;antaras\, \;zencas\, rondador\, ocarinas\, moxeñ\;os\, charango\, mandolin\, guitar\, bombo\, \;wankara\, Peruvian cajon\, c laves\, \;rainsticks\, and \;chajchas. \;
\nSONQO has pe rformed widely in performance venues\, festivals\, special events as well as museums\, multi-cultural events\, and educational settings. \; SONQ O's educational programs and workshops are lively and colorful blend of mu sical performance\, demonstrations of traditional Latin American instrumen ts and interactive segments with students. These entertaining and educatio nal presentations are a wonderful way to introduce the audience to the div erse cultures\, languages and rich cultural heritage of several South Amer ican regions. \;
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