Troupe Kollasuyo: Bolivian dance Tinku

19e Festival Présence autochtone Montréal 21 June 2009

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Music

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• Troupe
• Kollasuyo
• Bolivian
• Folklore
• Festival
• Présence
• autochtone
• 2009
• Montréal
• tink'u

[HelmetVanga]

This troupe easily can compete against the Bolivian national Folk Dance troup in this category. About the white hankies I have an idea and also why the Tinku fight. if anyone interested.

[angelgabos]

Thanks HelmetVanga, I felt in love with these dancers. One of my best experiences in Montreal.

What is your idea about Tinku?

[stefchica]

wow...i have NEVER seen tinkus performed with handkerchiefs!!!

[angelgabos]

Thanks for comment, stefchica.

Maybe it is a peaceful tinku. I like it!

[HelmetVanga]

@stefchica One of the tinku dancers most likely is from the region of Potosi, during their annual celebrations and rituals, the dancers and musicians dance towards to the main square, one of those troupes are called Jula Julas who play long pan pines and the women dance along waving white small flags, I believe for purity. There are clips of real dancers waving flags or handkerchieves, I have seen it myself.

[HelmetVanga]

In the Norte de Potosi region, the communities have their own pubs which distinguishes as such by placing a white small flag up by the door. These pubs serve chicha, a drink brewed & fermented corn into alcohol. Qaqachacas is also another ethnic group of the tinku fighters but in the province of Oruro since the others are from the province of Potosi.

[HelmetVanga]

The Quechua speaking natives in today's Bolivia have always paid homage to Pachamama literally Mother Earth for good crops and better ones un comming years. Bolivia born in 1825 as a republic devide the natives lands politically into counties & communities, this the natives did not like as some lost & others gained land arbitrarely so they started to fight village against village. Those ethnic groups are the Laimes, Jucumanis, Chayantas, Machas, Panacachis, Parakas, Kurtas, Sicoyas, Pocoatas.