Antonio Braiz demosntrating on how the inicial process is for building a wooden wind instrument. the full process would take minimum a day. The work requires waiting for the wood to adjust and going slowly to avoid overheating in the machine and the instrument. Caracas, March 19, 2019.
Antonio Braiz wanted to learn accordion. He found this one at a store, very cheap because it was damaged but he managed to fix it. The price for one like this in optimal conditions would be around the thousands of dollars. Caracas March 19, 2019.
Diagrams for building an electric guitar at Luis Felipe's workshop. Caracas March 19, 2019
Eduardo Nieto playing a song by Guns and Roses at the outside of the rehearsal studio. Caracas, March 21, 2019
Horus talks about his career, his achievements and dreams. while now he's able to record in a studio, he started much lower. presenting his lyrics in open mics and rapping on busses when he first migrated to Colombia. One of his dreams is to buy a house for his mother and allow her to retire. Caracas, March 22, 2019
Andres Cartaya poses for a portrait outside his Grandmother's house in Caracas, March 22, 2019
Andres Cartaya with one of his students play Joropo, a type of Traditional Venezuelan Music. Caracas March 22, 2019
Diana Valero performs one of her compositions: a piece based on her experience during the protest years of 2014, 2017 and 2019. She's planning on using that piece allong with a video with footage of the protests for her Berklee aplication. Caracas, March 23, 2019
Maria Jose Castejon plays maracas at the balcony of the apartment she lived in. From there she used to be able to tell if protests were going on. The building is in one of the streets where most protests ocurred during 2014 and 2017. She participated in most of them. She moved recently but still uses the place - where her sisters live - to rehearse with the band. Caracas, March 29, 2019
Rehearsal of the band Song 3, a fusion jazz band that uses Venezuelan Traditional Rhythms mixed with international influences like jazz. Caracas, April 3, 2019
Bryan Carrer, 28, friends with Jose David plays the flute at his appartment where they meet to study the sound of things. both met in Margarita Island, another state of Venezuela where they grew up. Caracas April 5, 2019
Jose David playing his mandolin even with missing strings. Originally, He was a mandolin player but then he grew love for the cuatro and now he plays both, even though the mandolin is missing strings he found the way to keep playing with it. Caracas, april 5, 2019.
Duglas Alexander Mendoza, plays the guitar at the youth center in The community of San Isidro in Petare. The guitar is missing a string but they haven't been able to repair it. He still uses it to teach the choir at the church. Caracas April 5, 2019
Duglas Alexander Mendoza, poses for a portrait in his house in San Isidro, Petare. This Neighborhood is one of the poorest and most dangerous areas of Caracas. April 5, 2019
Duglas Alexander Mendoza, poses for a portrait in his house in San Isidro, Petare. This Neighborhood is one of the poorest and most dangerous areas of Caracas. April 5, 2019
Cherart Rodriguez also knows how to play the cuatro and sings songs from his favorite artist, Ali Primera, a Venezuelan singer and songwriter from the 80s. Caracas, april 6 2019
Cherart Rodriguez learning how to play the bongos. Caracas, April 6, 2019
Cherart Rodriguez learning how to play the bongos. Caracas, April 6, 2019
Marcos Salazar, musician, actor, professor and theater director at an anti government protest against the lack of water and electricity. Other musicians joined him with improvised instruments like a grinder, a water bottle and a metal cabinet. Caracas April 6, 2019
Sebastian Lemoine poses for a portrait in the recording room. All the accoustic treatment of the place was built and installed by him and his father Luis Lemoine. Caracas, April 6, 2019
