Busker's Performance Of 'The Last Of The Mohicans' Is Beautiful For Viewers To Hear

Oct 24, 2020 by apost team

Peruvian musical artist Alexandro Querevalú performed The Last of the Mohicans in 2015, and his rendition has garnered almost 61 million views on YouTube.

When walking the streets of a central urban area, it is often quite impressive to find so many fantastic street performers sharing their talents for tips as they try to get discovered. Often, impressed bystanders will share videos that bring attention to their talent from a wider audience. Some savvy street performers also choose to record and share their performances via social media.

Alexandro Querevalú is a street performer who has gained notoriety for the hauntingly beautiful way he performs songs on his assortment of flutes and other instruments. While he plays a wide variety of recognizable songs, he puts his on distinctly Native American inspired style on them.

One of his most popular performances is one from 2015, which was filmed and uploaded to his Youtube channel. The video shows Querevalú in a street performance in Świnoujscie, Poland, of the theme song from the movie The Last of the Mohicans. As he starts to play the music, onlookers gather around Querevalú and watch his breathtaking performance in awe. According to the video description on Youtube, the emotional song often leaves both the performer as well as the audience in tears. The song is played on the native American flute Quenacho, which according to the description, "has a uniting effect on the hearts of people of all races, nations, religions, and cultures."

 The video has since gone viral, with it garnering more than 61 million views since it was uploaded. 

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Querevalú's rendition of Colors of the Wind from the Disney movie Pocahontas is another beloved performance of his. He also performs some original compositions as part of his act.

Querevalú dresses in garments inspired by Native American tribes' traditional dress, which adds another layer of depth and beauty to his performances. He currently has more than 900,000 subscribers on YouTube, which continues to grow as he gains popularity.

According to his website, Querevalú was born in Lima, Peru, to a modest, hard-working family. He learned to play the recorder in the 80s, followed by the Zampogna, which he would play for his family and friends. In 1989, he performed at the Festival of Andean Music in Lima, Peru, where he won second place. After that, he joined the Peruvian romantic folkloric group Kuelap and, with them, performed music alongside some of the biggest names in the music genre.

As a boy, he always dreamed of the day he would finally be able to provide for his family through his own work and, at the age of 18, moved to Poland for the chance of a better future. He made his big break in 1993 after performing alongside the group Passion Inkanto, with whom he also recorded music in 1996. Querevalú would go on to record many singles and albums until 2004 when he changed his sound and started playing music inspired by the Andes. In 2010, he began performing solo.

Five years later, the musician filmed himself playing The Last of the Mohicans on a Promenade in Swinoujscie, Poland, which he then uploaded to youtube and shared on social media. The video proved to be a turning point in his career, as it was shared and viewed by millions worldwide. 

The following year in 2016, Querevalú was invited to perform at the International Festival in Kuwait, where he was interviewed by local TV. The gig landed him his first tour, "The Last of the Mohicans," in 2016, which saw him travel across China to Changsha, Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen.

Today, the talented musician travels the world to perform his unique music, always dressed in his distinctive native American regalias. He's since performed in 24 cities in China and has also taken the stage in the USA in Las Vegas, California, New Carolina, and Texas and has released multiple albums. He mainly plays Native American wind instruments like the Quenacho, Antara, Basto Zampogna, the Malta Zampogna.

You can watch the full video of the performance that first made him internationally famous below: 

Alexandro Querevalú’s ability to play soulful and serene versions of popular songs has made him a favorite on the street and online. Send this story about a talented street performer who had found a wider audience for his unique talents to someone who enjoys listening to the sweet sounds of success.