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There will be music, games, dance and of course delicious salteñas available for takeaway or to eat in the garden
St. Mark’s Church Hall, Compton Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 7ND
Entry: £1 ~ Children under 12: Free
Salteñas £3 to order online – SOLD OUT
THE BIRDS OF BOLIVIA
An illustrated talk by Stephen Lowe
For a land-locked country, Bolivia is remarkably rich in bird species. Stephen Lowe’s talk “Birdy Bolivia” will outline Bolivia’s biological importance in the context of the Continent as a whole; and seek to explain why the birds endemic to Bolivia are found there and nowhere else, in the context of the country’s geography and its geological past. He will also touch on some wider topics, including the concept of a species, the state of ornithology and nature conservation in the country; and how to go about watching birds in Bolivia.
The talk will be followed by the acclaimed documentary:
UMATURKA, The Call of The Water
By Giovanna Miralles & Dr. Peter Wilkin
In the Bolivian Andes members of the Aymara community of Quillacas perform an annual ritual to summon rain clouds at the end of the dry season that reflects the ecological co-dependency of the Andes and the Amazonian region. The protagonists in Umaturka relate a sometimes fraught and contentious narrative. The result is an unsentimental portrait of the reality of an ancient tradition in a modern world.
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It is with great regret that, due to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic, and following Government’s updated advice on 16 March, we have taken the decision to postpone the Bolivian Passiontide Early Music Concert until further notice.
Friends of Bolivia thank you for your understanding.
Friends of Bolivia are proud to present
Yyai Jesuchristo – Bolivian Passiontide Early Music Concert
Vocal Quartet El Parnaso Hyspano offers a passiontide performance of beautiful Bolivian vocal liturgical music from the Baroque. This includes music published in the anthology “Musica de Moxos” edited and prepared for modern performance by Piotr Nawrot, mainly from the 16th -18th Century. The vocal pieces include solos, duets, trios, and quartets. These works have never been performed in the UK before.
El Parnaso Hyspano also sing the musical piece in Quechua Hanac Pachap Cusicuinin and Baroque works written and performed in Bolivia in the colonial times for the Passiontide; also pieces of Spanish renaissance composers and Mexican and Peruvian baroque, and there will also be interludes for solo organ.
El Parnaso Hyspano are:
Kate Smith – Soprano
Verónica Chacón – Mezzo Soprano
Rafael Montero – Tenor
John Sloboda – Bass
Katarzyna Kowalik – Harpsichord & Organ
Robert Gutierrez – Quena (Andean flute)
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Join us for an evening of traditional Bolivian music and dance,
delicious Bolivian food and drinks to celebrate carnival 2018 Bolivian style!
Saturday 15th February – from 18:00 to 23:00
at
Sacred Heart Church Hall, Edge Hill, Wimbledon, London SW19 4LU
TICKETS
£12
Members: £8
Concessions: £8*
Children under 12: Free
* Concessions: OAPs & Students 12 to 18
ONLINE SALES HAVE STOPPED – DO PLEASE COME, THERE ARE PLENTY OF SPACES LEFT.
Dear friends and supporters,
It is with the greatest regret that we would like to inform you that we have had to make the difficult decision to cancel the Bolivian Folk Party Fundraiser on the 30th November.
Due to current events happening in Bolivia our community is going through a very difficult time and the spirit of celebration is diminished; as a result we haven’t had as many confirmed bookings to make this event possible. We hope you can appreciate that Friends of Bolivia, as a charity, has to manage its funds responsibly and without confirmed bookings a party of this size is likely to make huge losses.
Therefore, the Friends of Bolivia committee would like to offer you our sincerest apologies for this cancellation and regret any inconvenience this may have caused you.
We are working on rescheduling this event and we will be notifying you of the new date in due course in the new year.
If you have purchased tickets for this event, please rest assured that we will refund your money without delay. Should you have questions, please get in touch with us at info [at] friendsofbolivia.org.uk.
Help us raise funds to support the communities affected by the fires in the Chiquitania region of Bolivia’s Amazon rain forest. Come and join Friends of Bolivia to charity fundraiser for a day of fun with delicious salteñas, traditional Bolivian music, dance and family games.
St. Mark’s Church Hall, Compton Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 7ND
Entry: £1 ~ Children under 12: Free
As well as feasting on our delicious salteñas on the day, you can order some to take away.
£3.50 on the day
(online sales have now been stopped)
Friends of Bolivia’s Carnival Fiesta 2018
Join us for an evening of traditional Bolivian music and dance,
delicious Bolivian food and drinks to celebrate carnival 2018 Bolivian style!
Saturday 23rd February – from 18:00 to 23:00
at
Sacred Heart Church Hall, Edge Hill, Wimbledon, London SW19 4LU
TICKETS
£10 on the door
Members: £8
Concessions: £7 *
Children under 12: Free
* Concessions: OAPs & Students 12 to 18
Come and join Friends of Bolivia to celebrate the Bolivian DAY OF FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE with delicious salteñas, traditional Bolivian music, dance and family games.
St. Mark’s Church Hall, Compton Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 7ND
Entry: £1 ~ Children under 12: Free
As well as feasting on our delicious salteñas on the day, you can order some to take away.
Come and join Friends of Bolivia to celebrate Bolivian Mother’s Day with delicious salteñas and traditional Bolivian music and family games.
St. Mark’s Church Hall, Compton Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 7ND
Entry: £1 ~ Children under 12: Free
As well as feasting on our delicious salteñas on the day, you can order some to take away.
Book your salteñas now:
Friends of Bolivia’s Carnival Fiesta 2018
Join us for an evening of traditional Bolivian music and dance,
delicious Bolivian food and drinks to celebrate carnival 2018 Bolivian style!
Saturday 17th February – from 18:00 to 23:00
at
Sacred Heart Church Hall, Edge Hill, Wimbledon, London SW19 4LU
TICKETS
£9 online / £10 on the door
Members: £8
Concessions: £7 *
Children under 12: Free
* Concessions: OAPs & Students 12 to 18
ONLINE TICKET SALES HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED
PLENTY OF TICKETS LEFT AT THE DOOR
