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Mitimaes
Origin of the Name
Mitimaes comes from the Quechua word mitma meaning "resettlement". These were originally groups of families taken from their communities by the Inca State and transferred to loyal or conquered towns to perform political, cultural, social, and economic functions.
History
Mitimaes is a folk music group from Peru. The group dates from 1983, having its first public performance in March in the Festival of the Zamponas of Gold, organized by Department of Education in Arequipa winning first place in Peruvian folk music. Towards the end of the same year they became recognized as one the better folk ...
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