Ernesto Andre Diaz from Buenos Aires, Argentina was born on the 06th August 1974. Ezequiel Carlos Sosa from Buenos Aires, Argentina was born on the 07th April 1982

Ernesto and Ezequiel , the two striking Argentinian Gauchos, are new to the Zingara family and will be performing the Boleadora for the first time in South Africa. These two cousins have been travelling and performing their act around the world for  a combined 23 years. Their most memorable audiences were the passionate folklore fans across Northern America and Europe.

What are Gauchos?

Gauchos are heroic figures from Argentina and Uruguay and an important part of folklore. The Gauchos were skilled cowboys who lived and reveled without any restraints of a city. They lived like nomads within the mountain terrain and hunted with a simple knife and a Boleadora (stones bound together with leather strips).  They hunted with the Boleadora by throwing it, allowing the leather strip and stones to wrap around the legs multiple times, immediately stopping the hunted in its tracks.

The Art of Boleadora

The Bolas evolved into a percussion instrument during folk dances to tell the hunting tale of their Argentinian ancestor. The Boleadora dance is a spectacular act to witness demonstrating the use of drums as a representation of ancient communication. The beating of the drums travelled afar to signal a kill to their tribe members.

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