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Aluna is a San Francisco-Bay Area multicultural ethnic and Colombian folkloric band.
Their show includes traditional Colombian music styles such as Cumbia, Puya, Bullerengue, Curruláo and Mapalé among others, as well as all-original music and joint performances with various Colombian ethnic dance ensemble groups based in San Francisco and the Bay Area.
Their traditional style is influenced by artists such as Totó la Momposina, Petrona Martinez and Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto.
Contemporary stylistic influences include Carlos Vives, Curupira, Bloque, Distrito Especial, and Sidestepper.
The founders of Aluna have carried out extensive research into the rhythmical roots of traditional Colombian music. Aluna's lively performances adhere to the purest of these musical traditions.
All the native instruments played by the band were hand made in San Jacinto and Cartagena, Colombia by native artisans and musicians.
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Our mission is to present Colombia's rich and colorful musical and dance traditions to the public of northern California.
We educate and entertain our audiences, building bridges between the old and the new wherever possible, giving Colombia a strong and positive voice to be heard and respected all over the world.The band offers percussion and musical workshops in the community and cultural centers in the Bay Area. |
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The name for our band comes from a Kogi word.
The Kogi Indians, are descendants of the Tairona, a pre-Columbian tribe. They have been living in isolation high in the mountainous jungles of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia, preserving a culture and philosophy long thought lost.
They refer to themselves as the Elder Brothers of the human race, and to the rest of us as the Younger Brother. They see themselves as the guardians of life on Earth.
The concept of "Aluna" is central to their spiritual philosophy and their creation story. It means pure thought, memory, spirit, soul, mind, imagination. |
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Romina Green 
2008
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