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The San Lucas Band
The San Lucas Band were a Guatemalan brass band, founded in 1921. Their only album ''Music of Guatemala'' was recorded in 1974, released in 1975, and nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording in 1976. History The San Lucas Band, also known as the Conjunto de la Voz de las Cumbres, were a brass band from San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala. The band was founded in 1921 by violinist Bernardo Mejia, and by 1974 comprised seven Kaqchikel people, Kaqchikel musicians on violin, cornet, baritone horn, alto saxophone, snare drum, cymbal, and bass drum. On Good Friday 1972 US ethnologists Linda O'Brien-Rothe and Kathryn King came across the San Lucas Band while travelling in Santiago Atitlán. They organised a recording session for the band in 1974, which was released in 1975 by ABC Records as ''Music of Guatemala'', the San Lucas Band's only album. The album was one of the three inaugural releases in the "Music of the Earth" series that ABC Records started in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Lucas Tolimán
San Lucas Tolimán is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala. The town of 17,000 people sits on the southeastern shore of Lago de Atitlán. The population is 90–95% Highland Maya. There is a population of about the same size living in the surrounding villages. At altitude the town offers "eternal spring" with annual temperatures ranging from 50 to 80 degrees F. The dry season runs from November through June/July (called "summer" locally) and the rainy season runs the other six months ("winter"). The area is free of malaria due to its elevation. The area's elevation ranges from along the lake to at the summit of Volcán Tolimán. Volcán Tolimán is just west of town. History Spanish colony After the Spanish conquest of Guatemala, San Lucas Tolimán was part of the Tecpán Atitlán "corregimiento" (English: Province) and when it turned into a major municipality in 1730, it became part of it as well; regarding the Catholic faith, this was in charge of the fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |