A great performance of Kuyayky at the National Museum of the American Indian

The amazing Potomac rotunda of the National Museum of the American Indian was filled with a special energy of peace and harmony, when Kuyayky took the stage to perform in front of an enthusiastic crowd of Andean music lovers, many of whom were Peruvians living in the Washington, D.C. area, last Friday June 27.

It was a great evening with the Hurtado family -a wonderful group of true artists and innovators- who shared their beautiful songs and dances, and offered the hundreds of attendees with a beautiful display of our Native and Afro Peruvian music and dances.

At the end of the concert which lasted about 3 hours, people left with smiles in their faces and I was extremely happy to have witnessed such a special event.

This was a successful event organized by the Smithsonian Institution NMAI with the support of the Smithsonian Latino Center.

The next morning, we met Kuyayky again for a special reception at Toro Mata, a lovely Peruvian art store located in Adams Morgan, where empanadas, Inka Cola and chicha morada (purple corn drink) were enjoyed along music and a lively conversation, before the Peruvian Americans departed for Miami.

Here are some photos taken by Marilyn
from the 'Latinos y Orgullosos de Serlo' Meetup, at the NMAI concert.


Kuyayky playing beautiful
Indigenous music from the Andes


The Hurtado-Bonilla parents dancing
dressing Jauja traditional regalia


Singer Edda Bonilla, mother of the Kuyayky clan
sings a beautiful Andean song.


Me speaking about the next day's
successful reception at Toro Mata


Kuyayky members talk after the concert with Jose Mariategui, head of the
Public Diplomacy department of the Peruvian Embassy in Washington, DC.


More photos and videos coming up soon.



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