Wessnesday Seantember 11, HIE SOUNDED or An- cient Cultures tsas bre as a Panoramic View Tom an Andean reountain peak. Clear sparse. velen- pansive enough to allow tor soothing contemplation, and punctuated by chilly gusts from the haunting zampona, Evelyn Jacob SPOTLIGHT FEATURE The zampona. or South Amer can pan papes and its plavers are doomed to the msutterable, yet unerisable, memory ot schloc hmenster Zanmitic, Yet on the lips or Ancient Cultures the ethereal tones ofthe zampona seen nore ike a woodwind in- strument (trily bhe wind inrough the woods) oratother times, lke a deep- throated bird, than any cre- ation ot K-Tel The Zampona is just one of $5 different instruments the six- member North Vancouver-based group employs. The music ts full of thites and staaged instruments poking their gente heads out ot the acoustic forest: a quick puif of abuird-Hhe tute here, a brief spurt of guitar trills dart into the at mosphertes there, aif the while nding abowe the Eatin beat ut the underoath No other grogp in Canada plavs thas kind ot music. We use traditional \ndears instruments to play modern musi without forget ting our reots. We ade a fitthe salt and pepper and it tastes wood,” says the band’s music al director, Huro Gusman. Ancient Cultures’ progressive sound — a hybrid of Latin beats and a pop/tolk song structure — is growing in popularity in North America. But there are few chances to hear this kind of music performed locally. For the last four years, however, Vancouver has been the excep- 1991 - North Snore New ANCIENT CULTURES’ progressive sound — a hybrid of Latin beats and a pop/folk song structure — is growing in popularity tion, World-beat tins have been listening to Ancient Cultures at La Quena Cotleehousc. where the group vot tts start, at the Van- couver Folk Music and Children’s festivals, Anyone who hasn't heard An- cient Cultures can catch them ata Sept. 28 Vancouver Playhouse concert, where they Tl be joined by Sal Ferreras, saxophonist Lom Keenleyside and poet Carmen Rodrigues. Chilean-born Guzman, who founded Ancient Cultures in 1887 with wind plaver Carlos Corte says the upcoming concert well feature mens Onainal work “We're not ever gorge to hat our audience. he save wher asic ed why the group has decided “ot to play purely traditional Latin Amencan tofk music. Hesays their unique sound nas been quick to catch on in Canada. The group received national air time on CBC radio in the spring and are about to celease ther tirst original compact disc this winter, “Yes, we have our tans. and they're not just our tamily, who have had it up to here with our music,” Guzman laughs and miarhs off the level at his head. Ancient Cultures’ success See Music page 32 North Shore Music Academy Fall Concert Series Concert | Fri., Sept. 13. 1991 featuring the Shubert Piano Trio with Mary Sokol-Brown, Jeri Mercer and David Brown, plus other faculty. Concert 2 Fri., Oct. It, tg991 featuring John Friesen, Cello Concert 3 Fri.. Nov. &, ig9ot featuring Li-Ping Zhang. Soprano Concert 4 Fri., Feb. 14, 1991 featuring a tribute to Valentines Day. faculty recital Concert § ¥ri.. Mar. 13, 1992 featuring Pawel Kowalsky, Piano $30°° for Series Subscriptions 7:30 pm West Vancouver Saptist Church 450 Mathers Avenuc West Vancouver 922-0911 Tickets available at Uhe Church or at the dear, | “-F BACK TO 4 SCHOOL Shampoo, cut & style $18.50 Bring cnila under 19 FREE CUT 983-3233 323 Mountain dwy TOD: AY AT _ & 5PM Check Bon Office for last minute ticket availability, NEWS photo Cindy Goodman in North America. But there are few chances to hear this kind of music performed locally. Learn Italian! a bd Evening courses for beginners, intermediate and advanced students FALL SESSION SETPEMBER 17, 199 Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Cost of Session: $65.00 (book not inc.) Italian Cultural Centre Society 3075 Slocan Street Vancouver, B.C. V5N 3E4 1 - DECEMBER 12, 1391 (13 weeks) For information and pre-registration piease call 430-3337 or choice seating call 0A), Xe aut thet Lower . Mainian Eaton's and