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I want to share a photo of the photo shoot that Alex Olivares did for us in downtown KC.

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@amadoespinozam is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and instrument maker from Cochabamba, Bolivia, who has called Kansas City home since 2014. Amado specializes in the Charango and Andean flutes, performs with multiple ensembles, and is the co-founder of Resonation Music and Arts, using educational programming to inspire curiosity and respect for world cultures through music, dance, and storytelling. He is a @charlottestreetfoundation Performing Arts Fellow, Lighton International Artist Exchange recipient, TedxKC presenter, and Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Student Theatre Department at UMKC.

Congratulations, Amado, and thank you for your work!

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Here is a glimpse of the composing/recording process of Heart of America's Shakespeare Fest/UMKC production of the Tempest. I am using the Brazilian berimbau, vuvuton (my invention), Bolivian toyos, Kuisi (Colombian gaita), Australian Didgeridoo. Come see us play live this week at the Spencer Theatre . Get tickets here, its free!

Check out "The Tempest" on Eventbrite!

Date: Thu, Sep 16 ‐ Sat, Sep 25 • 7:30 PM CDT

Location: 4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO 64110

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-tempest-tickets-168815282053?aff=eand

When you start each day with a grateful heart, the inner light comes out.

Here's a video playing (Hulusi) a Chinese flute from the album Encuentros.

Video by Sergio Nolasco.

Very excited to share with you another video clip (Innocence) from my album "Encuentros" (Encounters) where the Andean Quenacho and piano meet in the Andean landscape. I hope this meditative song will take you to a space of silence, inviting you to introspection and discovery of beautiful secrets kept deep within your heart.

Aleyda Alvarez - Piano; Amado Espinoza - Quenachos and Sikus.

This video was filmed in Apote and Tiquipaya in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Many thanks to Abner Paredes, Yeyo Quispe, Jose Caero, and the Taller Creativo team for the beautiful video they produced.