Saturday, May 17, 2008
2 pm
Autry National Center,

The Autry National Center
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027

By playing indigenous and contemporary instruments, our compositions strive to blend our traditions and dreams, styles and innovation as faithfully and respectfully as we can. Our inspiration comes from our personal experiences in our homelands, traveling, and while living, studying and working in the USA. Our message is to express musically the wonders and magic of the timeless cultures of the Americas, all of them..

Rooted on the ideals of the Latin American New Song (nueva cancion or trova) movement of the 1970's, our style is mainly an instrumental fusion of Andean, Afro-Peruvian, jazz, rock and classical influences.

Huayucaltia’s name (why-you-call-tia) is derived from the Nahuatl word huayolcayotl which literally means kinship; we interpret it to suggests unity and brotherhood.

The group got together in 1985 in Los Angeles, California, where we acquired a loyal audience. We have toured throughout the West Coast, Southeast and Midwest of the United States, and Perú.

Huayucaltia is made up of four immigrants from four South American countries and a U.S.-born citizen: Cindy Harding from Palo Alto, California, Julio Ledezma from Misiones, Argentina, Hernan Pinilla from Bogota, Colombia, Antonio Ezkauriatza from Mexico City via Monterrey, and Peruvian Ciro Hurtado, from Moyobamba via Lima.