WARMEST WAVE, sound Meditation Album We wanted to create a refuge from our busy lives through the voices of our instruments. Only from within our own stillness could we explore and discover how to build these harmonies across landscapes and cultures. Ezgi Karakus, Cello Amado Espinoza, Native Flutes
On Wednesday, we celebrate our friend & coworker Erik Michael Pitcock . This is a free event, and we encourage you to come share stories & memories as the community rallies around our guy & throws him a party he would've loved. The Ship: 1221 Union Ave, Kansas City, MO, United States, Missouri
For Arabic music lovers and the Belly Dance community, this is not to be missed! We are very excited to feature VERY special guests for this performance. All the way from Cochabamba, Bolivia: Amado Espinoza and his sister, Britta Iris, are bringing you a presentation of Belly Dance with Bayati! This will be combination: dance […]
"Iskay” is a duo based in Kansas City that plays traditional South American music. Amado Espinoza, from Bolivia, is a unique composer/performing artist specializing in the Bolivian Charango. He is a unique performing artist that respects his folk traditions of the Andes Mountains, while creating compositions that are sincere to his musical-wanderlust personality. Playing over […]
Join Amado Espinoza, Beau Bledsoe, and Ezgi Karakus as they traverse the vibrant cultures of Turkey, Spain, and Bolivia. Sat, Jun 22, 7:00pm - 9:00pm Englewood Arts 10901 East Winner Road Independence, MO $25 per seat Sun, Jun 23, 12:00pm - 1:00pm Kansas City Museum 3218 Gladstone Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64123 Sunderland Foundation Living […]
Ayllu Presents: Vivir la vida (to live life). Join us on Saturday, July 6th at 6:30 p.m. for a unique backyard garden concert in Shawnee, presenting a new repertoire of heartfelt songs from Latin America. Limited tickets are available, advance purchase or reservations necessary. There will be plenty of room for social distancing. Bring lawn […]
Freestyle returns July 13rd for a 2nd Saturday social featuring ISKAY, music duo Amado Espinoza and Pedro Calderon, and zine-making with Thayer Bray. Amado Espinoza is a unique performing artist, composer, and instrument maker from Cochabamba, Bolivia, who respects his folk traditions of the Andes Mountains while creating compositions that are sincere to his musical-wanderlust […]
Amado Espinoza, Bolivian Multi-Instrumentalist/Composer A special day of Amado´s original and traditional music from the Andes mountains, South America, and Beyond! Come be a part of this unique cultural event that shares the universal language of peace through music! Sunday, July 14th at 4pm. Center for Spiritual Living 1014 W 39th Street Kansas City, MO […]
Artist Statement The goal of this concert is to develop the Andean indigenous values of Ayni and Ayllu – reciprocity and community – through an interactive presentation of Andean and Amazonian instruments, rhythms, and song. Transporting the listener to the magical world of the Andes, Amado and his guest will share how musical instruments have […]
"Iskay” is a duo based in Kansas City that plays traditional South American music. Amado Espinoza, from Bolivia, is a unique composer/performing artist specializing in the Bolivian Charango. He is a unique performing artist that respects his folk traditions of the Andes Mountains, while creating compositions that are sincere to his musical-wanderlust personality. Playing over […]
Don't miss the opportunity to hear the captivating sounds of Asia and South America played by Hong Kong-born pianist Po Sim Head and Bolivia-born multi-instrumentalist Amado Espinoza. They blend their ideas and experiment with music genres from around the world. This has resulted in a truly unique and distinctive sound. July 20th at 7pm The […]
The MISA CRIOLLA of Ariel Ramirez is a work that exudes unbounded joy. It features an ensemble of wind and percussion instruments in the tradition of the mountains of Argentina and the exuberance of the Hispanic tradition. The Summer Singers of Lee's Summit will be joined in performance by Tenor soloist Daniel Baker, a member […]
