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Las Tres Marías were an Afro-Ecuadorian musical trio.[1]
Las Tres Marías were made up of sisters Rosa, Gloria and María Magdalena Pavón, recognized for their ability to perform musical ensembles imitating the sounds of trumpets, drums and cornets.[2] They did it with both a cappella, or with elements of nature such as leaves, roots, fruits, trunks, hides and pumpkins, especially La Bomba.[3] This is how they traveled for more than 60 years in Ecuador making their audience dance to the traditional music of Chota Valley.[2]
The sisters were born in the community of Chalguayacu (El Juncal), located in Pimampiro-Imbabura, and came from a family of musicians. Their father, a member of the Banda Mocha, inherited their musical taste mainly from the bomba. The trio began singing at a festival in El Juncal and with the passage of time, they were combining this art with the daily activities they carry out for a living.[4] Rosita, Gloria and Magdalena Pavón - a midwife, farmer and healer - lived in an adobe house in the Chalguayacu neighborhood, Pimampiro Canton, Imbabura Province.[3]
María Magdalena Pavón died in Ibarra on 14 September 2018 at the age of 77.[5]
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