Kildem Soto

A little bit indie, a mixture of Latin and folk sound equates to a wondrous event filled with exuberant music and dance called Gala Milagro, ¡Celebrando Argentina! at The Scottish Rite Lounge & Ballroom on May 31st, 6-9pm.

Milagro Theatre is elated to have live music from Kildem Soto and Alfredo “Tito” Higueras at the Music and Mescal Tasting Party at an elegant and captivating hacienda style Casa del Cielo in Southeast Portland.

Kildem Soto plays the quena flute, the drone flute, the pan flute and the charango.
The quena is a traditional flute of the Andes, made of bamboo or wood.

Drone Flute

A double flute has tone holes in both tubes, whereas a drone plays a single note drone with one tube and multiple notes with the other.  This type of flute has extremely ancient roots in Mesoamerica, with numerous examples being unearthed by archaeologists.  Early double flutes have been found in Pre-Classic Period El Salvador (1250 BC – 250 AD).

Charango

The charango is a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, traditionally made with the shell of the back of a armadillo.  Contemporary charangos are now made with different types of wood.  It typically has 10 strings in five course of two strings each.

Alfredo “Tito” Higueras

Alfredo “Tito” Higueras pitter patters and thumps on the cajón.  A cajón is a box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, played by slapping the front face (generally thin plywood) with the hands.