First Kichwa Language Radio Show To Launch In New York

Thu Jul 17 04:05:15 UTC 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT

Segundo J. Angamarca

radioeltambostereo at gmail.com

www.radioeltambostereo.com

cel. 347.419.9727

FIRST KICHWA LANGUAGE RADIO SHOW TO LAUNCH IN NEW YORK

The weekly radio show promises to be a unifying link for the broader Kichwa

immigrant community in the United States

New York, July 15th, 2014: Starting July 25th, 2014, from 6:00pm to
10:00pm, the frequency of Radio El Tambo Stereo will be dedicated to the
Ecuadorian Kichwa speaking community with a new show in their language:
KICHWA HATARI. Through Radio El Tambo Stereo’s online signal, each Friday
an episode of KICHWA HATARI will discuss social and cultural issues of
importance to this growing immigrant population, which in the Tri-State
Area alone is estimated at 10,000.

The show’s innovative format is designed to have the greatest reach and
impact with the  Kichwa speaking community. Hosted by Segundo J. Angamarca,
Charlie Uruchima, and Luis Antonio Lema, KICHWA HATARI tackles a topic
relevant to the community, which vary week to week from immigrant,
discrimination, Andean culture, and/or education. Each week an invited
guest will enliven the conversation with a unique perspective on these
topics along with friendly conversation, Andean music, messages for loved
ones, and current events.

KICHWA HATARI means “raising Kichwa.” Kichwa is an indigenous language of
the Ecuadorean Andes classified as endangered by UNESCO. In order to
preserve Kichwa, Segundo J. Angamarca, Radio El Tambo Stereo’s executive
producer, decided to launch a show solely in Kichwa. Segundo was inspired
after a fruitless search for radio programming in Kichwa produced in the
United States. Radio, and especially in its online form, is vital since it
is one of the few links between Kichwa communities around the world that
tune in to maintain their traditions, identity, and language.

“We’re losing our Kichwa language, that’s why we want to encourage its use
in the Ecuadorian community, mostly here in the U.S. where many immigrants
live,” explained Segundo Angamarca with insight on his motivation for
launching KICHWA HATARI.

“As a student of Quechua at New York University and currently a student of
the Kichwa variant from Ecuador with Professor Luis Antonio Lema, I am very
happy to participate in the launch of KICHWA HATARI. The show is unique in
a way that will attract the interest of students of the language and
culture as well as members of the Kichwa community,” exclaimed Charlie
Uruchima, an M.A. student at NYU.

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About Radio El Tambo Stereo: Radio El Tambo Stereo International was
founded in April 2011 by Segundo J. Angamarca with the goal of spreading
traditional Ecuadorian music and helping indigenous musicians. Similarly,
Radio El Tambo Stereo is dedicated to maintaining and sharing the
traditions and culture of Ecuador’s indigenous peoples. “TAMBO” (or
“TAMPU”) is a Kichwa word which means “place of rest.”
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