CASA PAOLI EN PONCE INAUGURA SALA PERMANENTE DE INSTRUMENOS MUSICALES TRADICIONALES DE PUERTO RICO

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Primera y única exposición permanente abierta al público de una colección de instrumentos musicales tradicionales de Puerto Rico.

La Casa Paoli del Centro de Investigaciones Folclóricas de Puerto Rico, Inc. invita a la apertura, en su sede (8-10 Calle Mayor, Ponce, Puerto Rico 00730), este jueves, 24 de enero de 2019 a las 3:00 de la tarde de la primera y única muestra permanente de instrumentos musicales tradicionales de Puerto Rico, abierta al público en nuestro país. Esta colección del Centro se presenta, en la Casa Paoli por primera vez a nuestro público como parte del 43 aniversario de su fundación. Parte de esta misma exposición se presentó, hace algunos años, de forma temporera en San Juan. Ese mismo día y a esa misma hora William Cumpiano, reconocido lutier puertorriqueño radicado en Massachussets dictara una charla ilustrada sobre La fabricación del cuatro puertorriqueño. La colección es muy variada y está debidamente identificada. Un catálogo respalda la exposición con una investigación exhaustiva sobre el tema. El cartel fue diseñado por el destacado artista Rafael Rivera Rosa.



Los asistentes podrán apreciar la cantidad de instrumentos de cuerdas que se han creado por manos boricuas: cuatros, tiples, guitarra; además, de la bordonúa, la vihuela, el tiplón, entre otros. También encontrará la reproducción de las tres maracas ceremoniales que se encontraron en cuevas: en el barrio Pugnado Adentro en Vega Baja, Puerto Rico y en la sección de Juanillo, provincia de Higüey, Republica Dominicana. Maracas de higüera de diferentes artesanos forman parte de la muestra. Otra de las curiosidades que se destaca en esta muestra son los instrumentos de nuestra herencia afrocaribeña: como la marímbola, tambores, panderetas y el banyao, banyá o banyal. Una cantidad de fotos de maestros fabricantes e instrumentistas adornan las paredes de la sala dedicada a nuestros instrumentos nacionales en la Casa Paoli.

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