la paz celebration featuring people wearing traditional Bolivian garb and dancing

La Paz Day

July 16

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This week on Take Note, we’re exploring La Paz Day, celebrated in Bolivia on July 16th to honor the country’s uprising against the Spanish in 1809, featuring cultural festivities and reflections on the city’s Andean heritage, alongside a rich tapestry of Bolivian music embodying indigenous rhythms, Spanish influences, and modern innovations, showcasing traditional dances and instruments like the charango, zampoña, quena, and reco-reco, all reflecting Bolivia’s multicultural identity. As aired on KBACH on July 16.

Featured in this episode:

KPM World Music Series - Corazon Mio
Bruno Jose Marc Le Roux and Mederic Gaston Bourgue - Feeling Nice Charango
Sonoton Authentic Series - Quena 1
Edison Castillo - Andean Pan Flute A
Xavier Glaucus De Oliveira Gonzaga and Sandro Roberto Batista Lustrosa - E a Mangueira (Reco only)