Ricardo Moraga
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Ricardo Moraga is a
dynamic performer who specializes in South American folklore and brings
charm to his concerts. He was born in Santiago, Chile. Having graduated
from the University of Chile with degrees in Music Education and Sound
Engineering, he traveled to France to perfect his studies at the
University of Paris, UNESCO and ORTF (National French Radio &
Television). Later, he received his M.A. of Education at the University of
Massachusetts. His formal educational background therefore, is a composite
of training in music, sound and education.
As a lifelong learner, he has dedicated his studies to the folklore of Latin America. He has an extensive collection of over two hundred authentic musical instruments. He has played with musicians native to almost all of the Spanish speaking and Portuguese speaking countries. He has collected, compiled, composed, revised and updated everything from merengues to cuecas. Ricardo Moraga has also spent a great deal of his time teaching children. He spent four years investigating and teaching folklore in the Holyoke, MA school system where he co-produced the movie, A Heritage Within. He subsequently taught Bilingual Ed. for ten years in the Willimantic, CT school system. His Latino students were encouraged to turn to their roots by playing guiro, cuatro, guitar and other instruments. Presently, he teaches Spanish in the 2nd through 5th grades in the Mansfield, CT elementary schools. There, he regularly takes his guitar to class for engaging sing-a-longs. Wherever he goes, people are drawn to him, for his talents are close to magical. |
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Canto a la
vida |
Available on CD - $13.00 |
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Bien Alla en
el Sur |
Available on Cassette - $9.00 |
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Moraga and Eugenio Huanca is a blend of the musical styles of the
different cultures of South America. Both of them have Chilean
roots.
Eugenio Huanca comes from Iquinue, located in the north of Chile. He is a composer, singer, and plays numerous instruments on this cassette including charango, guitar, cuatro, tiple, quena, quenacho, and sikus. He is the founder of the famous folkloric group called Guamari, and now Quetzal in the U.S.A. Listen to a sample: |