Event

Andean

Fred Clarke Alvarez is a multi-instrumentalist, playing many traditional Peruvian wind, percussion and string instruments. Please join us in an evening of music, healing and shamanic journeys.

The roots of my work are inspired by ancient and nearly-universal practices. Its form reflects the modern fields of music, sound healing, media, shamanic life-ways and ancient spiritual teachings based on Andean cosmology.

I was born in Lima, Peru. Early in life, I began a profound journey questioning reality, society and life. Being born on the coast of Lima, with a vast culture of uses of sacred plants of power and pre-hispanic heritage, I felt the call to experience and learn the Andean-Amazonian cosmology and spirituality.

Since then, I began a deep journey into the jungle, andes and coast to learn about the shamanic healing traditions of Peru. This journey has fulfilled the calling of my soul. During all those years of healing, teachings, exploration and revelations, I was brought to the path of healing arts. The power of sound, music and plants of power became a structural arrow in my approach to transformation, awakening and soul evolution.

Studying with local master musicians and journeying into the shamanic world of Peru, I learned to play numerous traditional and pre-hispanic instruments, many of them unknown in the Western world. However, my intention is not to play these instruments in a traditional manner, but rather to develop fresh musical possibilities which I feel are inherent in them. In many of my compositions, I combine ancient pre-hispanic instruments with electronic atmospheres, blended with sounds of nature that I have recorded from different locations. The resulting dialogues further reflect my vision of Andean Soundscapes.