One Sunday night, we had cooked a turkey and some cake for Susana´s birthday and had invited the extended family over to celebrate. We also invited some American friends that we had met over to the house. They were both musically talented, and had brought their guitar and flute. After they played a couple of songs, the Lopez Perugachi family wanted to join into the fun. They broke out the guitar and some songbooks, and all started singing some really cool traditional songs in Kichwa. This is Cesar, Susana´s brother, on the guitar, with tia-abuela (Susana´s aunt) at his side.
Here is Carlos, Susana and Cristina sharing a songbook and singing along. You could tell that they really had a great time, and talked about how they didn´t do this often enough.
Here is another shot of Cesar, this time with Mamita (Susana´s mom) at his side, singing along. This was such a fun night for all of us, as we listed to the rhythmic indigenous songs and enjoyed seeing the kids try to learn and sing along in Kichwa.
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