Grupo Aymara .-. | |
Background: | group_or_band |
Origin: | Bolivia |
Genre: | Andean folk, Huayno |
Years Active: | 1973–present |
Label: | Lauro, Discolandia, Altiplano Records, RCA, Flying Fish, Tumi Music |
Associated Acts: | Los Kjarkas, Grupo Fortaleza, Pacha, Tupay, Proyección |
Website: | Clarken Orosco Official Site |
Past Members: | Clarken Orosco José Montaño Héctor Gutiérrez Salomón Callejas Nataniel González Óscar Córdoba Silverio Quilca Henry Rodríguez Virgilio Rodríguez Willy Chuquimia Guido Lopez Isaac Lopez |
Grupo Aymara are a Bolivian folk troupe that have been acclaimed worldwide for its inspiring interpretations of traditional music of pre-Hispanic and contemporary music of the Andes, particularly that of the Aymara and Quechua speaking people of Bolivia. They perform their evocative music on indigenous flutes, panpipes and drums, as well as stringed instruments introduced since the Spanish conquest.