Bolivian and Appalachian Fusion
Loudoun County, Virginia and Washington DC
Ouros infuses deftly crafted musical composition and songwriting with impeccable musicianship. This bilingual band performs songs in both Spanish and English with rich vocal harmonies and sizzling instrumentation. The four band-members, hailing from different parts of the world with influences ranging across four continents, are deeply experienced in multiple genres including flamenco, bluegrass, jazz, Latin, and traditional American and European music.
Ouros features longtime Virginia Folklife Stage stalwart Danny Knicely, a multi-talented multi-instrumentalist from the Shenandoah valley of Virginia. Danny is constantly active performing and recording his own music and collaborating with other musicians and dancers from across the globe. With Ouros, Danny is joined by Bolivian brothers Mario “Cesar” and Jose Oretea on guitars and Ralph Gordon on upright bass. The group performed together in the early 2000s until they disbanded when the Oretea brothers moved to the west coast. Thankfully for us, the brothers have returned to the Washington DC area. Seamlessly picking up where they left off, Ouros carefully knits diverging musical components into a consistent and original sound, weaving a fabric of infectious rhythms and melodic splendor not to be missed.