"A potent mix of Latin American folk music and jazz"
- Jesse Hamlin, SF Chronicle
"Using various methods of artistic expression, Quijeremá is more than just a band. They are poets and multi-media designers. Combining sounds from almost all over Latin America, their music contains a multi-cultural vibe that is guaranteed to impress anyone."
- SFReMezcla
Quijerema is a fine-tuned San Francisco Bay Area based quintet that has been recreating the concept of mixtura in World Music.
The ensemble infuses their original contemporary Latin American compositions with a deep sense of unique ancient musical traditions. New with primal, the real and ethereal permeate each performance—an amalgam of Quijeremá's mastery of traditional music and the present. Still, the blending of rhythm, texture, and color in their music is seamless, transparent and one-of-a-kind .
Members of the ensemble play over thirty instruments, and have performed worldwide and appeared on regional, national and international radio and television.
Founded in 2002, Quijeremá is:
Quique Cruz (Chile: strings, Andean wind instruments & percussion)
Jeremy Allen (USA: bass & percussion)
Maria Fernanda Acuña (Venezuela: percussion & venezuelan cuatro)
Henry Hung (USA: trumpet, percussion, caracol)
John Calloway (USA: piano, flute & percussion
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