Since 2010 I’ve been participating in the “Ethno” Global music gatherings, first as a participant, and now as an organizer and Artistic Mentor
Check their webpage at https://ethno.world
Set of Swedish tunes at Ethno Chile 2022, taught by Maria Asp. They absolutely rock!!
USA tunes at Ethno Chile 2022, taught by Helen Forsythe. We couldn’t stop dancing!
At the core of the Ethno is its democratic, peer-to-peer learning approach whereby young people teach each other the music from their countries and cultures.
Ethno Chile
Most of Ethno Chile 2021 was online, but we also met for a couple of days in Valparaíso!
Ethno Chile 2021: Estonian set of tunes, taught by Maimu Jõgeda.
Online collaboration: Estonia + Brazil + Chile!
Ethno Chile 2021: Ordos Mongol party song, taught by Bujee Santaro
Online collaboration: Mongolia + Australia + Denmark + India + Japan + Chile!
Ethno Chile 2021: Rapa Nui (Easter Island) song
Online collaboration: Australia + India + Japan + Mongolia + Chile!
Ethno Chile started in 2015 under the name “ChilEtno”, and since 2021 it’s officially part of the Ethno World network.
ChilEtno 2020: “Puckon” composed and taught by Swedish duo “Flitterfittan”
ChilEtno 2019: "La flor del cacao" (Venezuela) taught by Ray Riveros.
Video excerpts from ChilEtno 2015-2020.
ChilEtno 2018: “Sajan Tun”, written by Shubham Modi, and conducted and arranged by yours truly
ChilEtno 2017: “Styggen”, written by Ale Möller, and taught by Anna Möller. We. Love. It!
Other Ethno experiences
In July 2022, Ethno Artistic Mentors from all over the globe met in Banyoles, Spain, for the first “Ethno Artistic Mentors Think-Up”.
It was a very intense week in which we discussed how we could improve the Ethno experience.
We also got the chance to play together and give a wonderful concert, to which I contributed as Music Coordinator.
Ethno Sweden started it all in 1990, and I was honored to collaborate as a volunteer in 2022
With over 60 participants from 5 continents, Ethno Sweden remains one of the most relevant Ethno gatherings.
We managed to get a grant from the Chilean Ministry of Arts and Cultures to be able to attend with another 5 fellow Chilean musicians.
Antonio, our guitar player, also got chosen as part of the Ethno on the Road band! They toured in October 2022 with 7 top musicians. Congratulations!
Ethno Denmark 2018 was a great experience, in which I was lucky enough to collaborate as one of the Artistic Mentors.
We were 5 Chileans in total, all from the band Ensamble Transatlántico de Folk Chileno, and we were sponsored by the Chilean Ministry of Arts and Cultures.
Ethno India 2016 was by far one of the most intense experiences of my life
The music, the people, the food… what’s not to like about India!
The Chilean delegation was sponsored by the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was a lot of work to write that grant application, but totally worth it!
After Ethno India, we gave a concert at Depot 48, and the Piano Man Jazz club
They were amazing, the Indian audience is sooo enthusiastic!
We also gave some workshops in New Delhi
At Saraswati Music College, and a really moving one for the children from the Music Basti project.
Finally, we toured Jaipur, Pushkar, and Jaisalmer
It was a month full of adventures that we will never forget!
