Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Hailing from San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala, Sara Curruchich is the first Indigenous woman to tour internationally singing in Spanish and Maya Kaqchikel—her Native language. In a featured concert at the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s “Indigenous Voices of the Americas” program, her opening song was “Abriendo La Voz” (Opening the Voice), honoring the many voices of nature such as the forest, rain, fireflies, and corn.
With the help of bandmates Moty on drums, Sandra Moreno on marimba, and Karla Molkovich on bass, Curruchich shows us how Indigenous traditional music from Guatemala can coexist with other genres.
Editing: Ned Driscoll
Writing: Eloy Neira de la Cadena
Catalog No. CFV11726; © Smithsonian Institution, 2024
Hailing from San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala, Sara Curruchich is the first Indigenous woman to tour internationally singing in Spanish and Maya Kaqchikel—her Native language. In a featured concert at the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s “Indigenous Voices of the Americas” program, her opening song was “Abriendo La Voz” (Opening the Voice), honoring the many voices of nature such as the forest, rain, fireflies, and corn.
With the help of bandmates Moty on drums, Sandra Moreno on marimba, and Karla Molkovich on bass, Curruchich shows us how Indigenous traditional music from Guatemala can coexist with other genres.
Editing: Ned Driscoll
Writing: Eloy Neira de la Cadena
Catalog No. CFV11726; © Smithsonian Institution, 2024
