SOUNDS SHARE INCA CULTURE.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - They danced, they sang, they played century-old musical instruments - and the youngsters at Charles Helmers Elementary got a taste of a different culture. The Inca Peruvian Ensemble The word ensemble can refer to
The concert was part of the Share the World program, presented by the Performing Tree and the city of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, to provide multicultural mul·ti·cul·tur·al adj. 1. Of, relating to, or including several cultures. 2. Of or relating to a social or educational theory that encourages interest in many cultures within a society rather than in only a mainstream culture. arts education to schools in the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. , said Dailia Brown-Geiger, cultural affairs program coordinator. ``We work to help bring in additional arts education,'' she said. Studies have shown that children who are exposed to different cultures and arts perform well on tests, Brown-Geiger said. Guillermo Bordarampe founded Inca in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. in 1981 for the purpose of researching, preserving and presenting Peru's multicultural heritage, officials said. Inca transports audiences to the lost empire of the Incas by sharing the unique traditions of people of the coastal villages and natives to the Peruvian Amazon jungle. The program started several years ago to educate young people about diversity is now branching out to junior high and high schools, Brown- Geiger said. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Helmers fifth-graders Austin Meglor, left, and Justin Vazzoler move to the Peruvian music of Inca during a performance Friday. (2) Fernando Popayan of Inca performs traditional Peruvian music Friday at Helmers Elementary School elementary school: see school. in Valencia on Friday. David R. Crane/Staff Photographer |
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