GIMS Concert: Kusi Taki

The Grand Island Music Series will present its eleventh concert of the 2023-2024 season at Stuhr Museum! Food and drink will be available to purchase from the Chocolate Bar.

Admission is FREE!

Experience the Andean cultures of Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Chile through an acoustic journey and storytelling. The award-winning Lincoln-based Andean musical group Kusi Taki (Quechua for ‘Enchanting Music’) will play traditional South American instruments including the Quena (flute), Zampoñas (panpipes), Charango (10-stringed small guitar) and Bombo (goatskin drum) and sing in Spanish and Quechua to bring alive the cultures and history of the indigenous people of the Andes.

Director Oscar Rios Pohirieth is a professional musician and has performed throughout Mexico, the United States and Europe. With over 30 years of experience, he specializes in the music of the Andes. Pohirieth is also a traveling and teaching artist through the Nebraska Arts Council and Humanities Nebraska.

GIMS Concerts at Stuhr Museum are brought to you free of charge through a partnership between the Grand Island Music Series and Stuhr Museum. GIMS Concerts at Stuhr Museum take place outside on the East Portico of the Stuhr Building. Please bring lawn chairs or a blanket to sit on, and enjoy the show! Please note, the Stuhr Building will not be open to the public during GIMS Concerts. In case of inclement weather, outdoor performances will be held indoors at College Park directly across the street from Stuhr Museum.