Instrumentalists: How Local Musicians Get Their Sounds
Independent Weekly, The; Durham, N.C. › July 01, 2010
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CUSTOM CAMAC ELECTROHARP: Made in France by Camac, a leading maker of electric harps, endorsed by Pavelid's son [Edmar Casta]ñeda. This instrument was custom-made with several features the Castañedas suggested to the company as Improvements on this already existing electroharp model. The Castañedas, for instance, suggested the addition of a second channel to equalize the bass and treble registers separately. The harp is worth 7,000euro, or more than $8,400, but Pavelid bought it from Camac for around 4,000euro, or $4,800.
Camac is developing a different llanera folk harp model that will carry Edmar's name. "I used to play on a traditional Colombian llanera folk harp, but harps are difficult to amplify, so I decided to switch to an electric harp, which permits me to play the way I like," [PAVELID] says.PHILOSOPHY: Folk Harp vs. Classical Harp "Harps can be used to play any music, not just 'angel's music' South American harp playing is more than just three notes followed by a bunch of glissandos and arpeggios on an instrument decorated with Renaissance designs. Harp players in South America invest more in feelings than in gold leaf. We play with passion, soul and fire on our fingers."See the full content of this document
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Instrumentalists: How Local Musicians Get Their Sounds
PAVELID CASTAÑEDA FLOREZ
AGE: 54LOCATION: Chapel HillKNOWN FOR: electrified sound, precision, innovation and his solo arrangements of Santana.MEMBERSHIPS: Castañeda Family Musical Quintet, Ag...See the full content of this document
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