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Published Date:
Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:26:00 GMT
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<div class="js-video vimeo widescreen"><iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/118841396" width="640" height="362" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div><p>Migdonio Rivas Ríos from Colombia’s Pacific Coast constructs percussion instruments for <em>chirimía</em> ensembles using local materials and techniques. As synthetic materials become more pervasive, he fears that the traditions of his craft may be lost.</p><p>This footage was shot as part of the research and preparation for the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Migdonio Rivas Ríos was among the 100+ Colombian artists who participated in the Festival. For more information about him and the other artists of the Pacific Tropical Rainforest region, click here.</p><p>Produced: Cristina Díaz-Carrera, Charles Weber, and Olivia Cadaval<br />Edited: Michael Headley<br />Story by: Carolina Restrepo, and Hannah Balcomb</p>
