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The festival celebrations began on August 27th (teleSUR/Rachael Boothroyd)
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There is a mix of all ages at the festival (teleSUR/Rachael Boothroyd)
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Palacios was the first drum maker in his community (teleSUR/Rachael Boothroyd)
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Traditional ¨taparas¨from Venezuela, used from holding everything from spices to alcohol. (teleSUR/Rachael Boothroyd)
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Nicolas Palacios explained that this drum takes less than a week to make (teleSUR/Rachael Boothroyd)
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Percussion as used for anger management! (teleSUR/Rachael Boothroyd)
The International Percussion Festival in Barlovento was born in 2012 to create a space to exchange the musical traditions of the Barlovento region and share new percussion techniques developed in Venezuela and the world.
