Chinchinero at Lican Ray Beach - Chile
Summer 2015.

A Chinchinero is an urban street performer in Chile, usually a man or young boy, who plays a bass drum-type percussion instrument with long drumsticks strapped to his back which also involves a rope with a noose tied around the performer's foot to play the cymbals which also form part of this improvised instrument. Said instrument has been invented and produced informally and can carry any rhythm or melody.

These performers roam the streets and cities of Chile and have even performed by invitation outside of the country as far as Europe. The foreign performances are coordinated by Chile's Department of Culture within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile.

This video was taken in Lican Ray:
Licán Ray is a Chilean town and resort area, located on the north shore of Calafquén Lake, 27 kilometres from the town of Villarica, within the commune of Villarrica, Cautín Province, Araucanía Region.
It is a busy tourist centre with a population of 7,200 (measured in the 2002 census and updated in 2012).
The town’s name comes from Mapudungun, the language of Chile’s indigenous Mapuche people, and means “Stone Flower”. The name can be written in different ways, such as Lican Ray, Licanray or Licán-Ray.