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Carlos Ocampo Santillán plays guitar, mandolin and charango as well as the Andean wind instruments quena and zampoña. Carlos is founder, director and member of a six person band "Kuntur Taky" in Machu Picchu Pueblo, Cusco, Perú and current president of the Association of Musicians Tawantinsuyo of Machu Picchu (AMMTA). Carlos also founded the "Puka Yurak" group in Arequipa, Perú. As a well known Peruvian radio personality, Carlos presents a daily show titled "Canto América" from 4-5 pm on Radio Son Latina (99.3 FM) in Machu Picchu Pueblo. 
Marco Antonio Ocampo Santillán (artistic name Toño Zampoña) plays as a "One Man Andean Band" in Machu Picchu Pueblo, Cusco, Peru. He plays three instruments at one time: zampoña, ronroco (large charango), and bombo. Toño also plays quena, quenacho and other Andean instruments. Marco Antonio is the ex-director of the group "Cusco Inka" and is ex-director and dance professor of "La Estudiantina" at Cenfotur (a dance troop at the Peruvian National Tourism Institute). An artisan musician, Toño makes professional grade instruments such as zampoñas, quenas and charangos. 
 Being musician composers, both Carlos and Toño are very active musically in Machu Picchu Pueblo and with the preservation of their ancestral cultures. Carlos is a volunteer music teacher in Machu Picchu Pueblo's kindergarten classes. The brothers formed "Dúo Kantu" in 2003 in order to present cultural programs of dance, music, history and geography at schools in the United States. Both sing in Spanish, Quechua (language of the Incas) and in Aymara (language from the region of Titicaca). Duo Kantu Educational Programs have been presented at: Alabama Hills Community Day School, Lone Pine, CA Anderson Elementary School, Reno NV Edna Beaman Elementary School, Benton, CA Bridgeport Elementary School, Bridgeport, CA Big Pine School, Big Pine, CA Cimarron-Memorial High School, Las Vegas, NV Dayton High School, Dayton NV Dayton Elementary School, Dayton, NV Sutro Elementary School, Dayton, NV Empire Elementary School, Carson City, NV Eagle Valley Middle School, Carson City, NV Estes McDoniel Elementary School, Henderson, NV Fernley High School, Fernley, NV Findlay Middle School, North Las Vegas, NV Keith Bright School, Independence, CA Lee Vining Elementary School, Lee Vining, CA Mammoth Lakes Elementary School, Mammoth Lakes, CA Mark Twain Elementary School, Carson City, NV Silver Stage High School, Silver Springs, NV Carson High School, Carson City, NV Damonte Ranch High School, Reno, NV North Valleys High School, Reno, NV Lone Pine High School, Lone Pine, CA Green Valley High School, Las Vegas, NV Wooster High School, Reno, NV Bishop Unified High School, Bishop, CA Bishop Elementary School, Bishop, CA University of Nevada Reno, Reno NV Western Nevada Community College, Carson City, NV Truckee High School, Truckee,CA Silverado High School, Las Vegas, NV J. Marlin Walker Elementary School, Henderson, NV Carson Valley Middle School, Gardnerville, NV and many more..... Nevada Museum of Art in conjunction with a Jackpot Grant funded by the Nevada Arts Council, Sparks Library, Sparks, NV Carson City Library, Carson City, NV Sierra View Library, Reno, NV North Valley's Library, Reno, NV South Valleys Libary, Reno, NV Mendive Library, Reno, NV Incline Library, Incline Village, NV Northwest Reno Library, Reno, NV Bishop Lion's Club, Bishop, CA Bishop Rotary Club, Bishop, CA Sol y Lago Restaurant, Tahoe City, CA Teresa's Pupusería and Mexican Restaurant, Reno, NV Machu Picchu Restaurant, Sparks, NV D'Vine Wine, Carson City, NV Aloha Wine and Liquor, Carson City, NV Nevada Hispanic Services' Cinco de mayo Celebration, Victorian Square, Sparks, NV Radio Universal 1590 am, Reno, NV And also at the Nevada State Prison, Carson City, NV on two separate occasions. Educational Programs: Dúo Kantu's presentations in schools are highly interactive. Carlos and Toño are gifted musicians and patient teachers.The students learn about Andean instruments, Peruvian culture, history and geography. During our presentations, the students dance to Peruvian rhythms, are encouraged to play the instruments and to ask questions. Carlos and Toño always wear colorful Inca attire.The presentations can be in English or in Spanish and meet many national foreign language and social studies educational standards. Our presentations can be geared for any age level: Carlos and Toño have presented to classes from kindergarten level to university level. 
At Dayton High School's Night of the Arts on April 26, 2007, and again on April 25, 2008, Duo Kantu played back-up for the World Music Club's group of zampoña players who had been inspired by Duo Kantu's music and art at their school. Julie Lozada Ocampo, her husband, Carlos Ocampo and brother-in-law, Marco Antonio Ocampo spent many hours teaching this group how to play the zampoña, the Andean rhythms and, of course, the songs. Check us out on these videos posted on YouTube: CHUCLLA: April 25, 2008 El CONDOR PASA: April 26, 2007 CHIQUITINA (ESTRELLITA LINDA): April 26, 2007 Albums available: Kantu Machu Picchu Perú: Raza Milenaria, Volúmen 1 (2003)
Kantu Machu Picchu Perú:Tradición y Fusión, Volúmen 2 (2005) |
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