Mambo de Machaguay
PerformerPerformed by
William Cumpiano
(Puerto Rican)
Date1993
Mediumreformatted digital file from audio cassette
DimensionsDuration (side 1): 30 Minutes, 34 Seconds
Duration (side 2): 29 Minutes, 47 Seconds
Duration (total runtime): 1 Hours, 21 Seconds
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineConnecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections
CopyrightIn Copyright
Object number2015.196.942a-d
DescriptionCommercially produced audio cassette tape titled, Mambo de Machaguay, by Quetzal Alive! in 1993. William Cumpiano on percussion. Joe Belmont on acoustic and electric guairs and tiple. Freddy Chapelliquen on acoustic guitar and vocals. Rudi Weeks on acoustic and electric bass. Jeff Nissenbaum on kit drums. John Weeks on sax, flutes, and percussion. Eugenio Huanca on Indigenous instruments. Produced by Quetzal.
Side 1 track list:
1. Leno Verde
2. Carinito
3. Candombe Mulato
4. Tu Ausencia
5. Sube A Nacer Conmigo Hermano
6. Nucallacta
Side 2 track list:
1. Mira Ninita
2. El Cumbanchero
3. Montilla
4. Caminos Y Puentes
5. Mamba De Machaguay
NotesBiographical Note: Quetzal, or Quetzal Alive, was a music group active in the 2010s performing Latin music from many cultures. They performed in the central Massachusetts area and produced at least one cassette that was recorded at the Iron Horse in Northampton and the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont. Members of the group included luthier and Puerto Rican instrument expert William Cumpiano, and Eugenio Huanca who specializes in South American indigenous instruments, among several others.Side 1 track list:
1. Leno Verde
2. Carinito
3. Candombe Mulato
4. Tu Ausencia
5. Sube A Nacer Conmigo Hermano
6. Nucallacta
Side 2 track list:
1. Mira Ninita
2. El Cumbanchero
3. Montilla
4. Caminos Y Puentes
5. Mamba De Machaguay
Biographical Note: William Cumpiano has been a renowned luthier since the 1970s, crafting guitars, as well as his specialty, Puerto Rican stringed instruments such as the cuatro and the older forms tiple doliente and bordonua. He is one of the founders of the Puerto Rican Cuatro Project, an initiative that stimulated interest in, study of, and production of the cuatro, the iconic instrument of Puerto Rican musica tipica and the beloved music that the instrument expresses. In addition to creating sought-after instruments of the highest quality, he has organized workshops, festivals, performances, and lecture demonstrations that have brought Puerto Rican folk music to increased attention and new audiences. He taught apprentice Graciela Quiñones Rodriguez to build cuatros, tiples, and bordonuas under the Southern New England Traditional Arts Program. Based in the Northampton, Massachusetts area, Bill has given several workshops in Greater Hartford, including an instrument-making workshop given at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut under the auspices of the Trinity College Fine Arts Department and Hartford Center Church, and in 2016 again at Trinity College.
Cataloging Note: This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-245929-OMS-20.
Status
Not on view
