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Dear Gary,
Are those men street performers?
Jan
Hi Jan.
As it turned out, they weren't street performers in the "Busker" sense, although every time I get a good street photograph with an instrument in transit in it, they are turned into "street performers". These four guys (and the other 25-30 like-dressed musicians out of frame ahead of and behind the tuba group) all gathered on the balcony of a large and ornate colonial-style building on the main Otavalo square (Otavalo government headquarters) and together they played the Ecuadorian national anthem followed by a snappy traditional tune I didn't recognize. A daily occurrence to raise the flag and start the government day, I was told, sort of like a changing of the guard -- but with more rhythm and style.
The dogs had apparently seen it all before and were genuinely unimpressed...
Gary
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