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DISCOGRAPHY
Awatiñas
Kullakita
(Awatiñas Records, France). Most tracks are new compositions in a
traditional style, arranged with this band's characteristic taste and skill.
Emma Junaro
Canta a Matilde Casazola “Mi corazón en la ciudad”
(Riverboat, UK).
Junaro's beautiful voice here brings to life the mestizo songs of the great poetess, singer,
guitarist and painter Matilde Casazola.
Emma Junaro
Si De Amor Se Trata
(Tumi, UK). A passionate set of Latin American
songs from Cuban to Bolivian composers, showing the full range of Junaro's political com-
mitment.
K'jarkas
Canto a la mujer de mi pueblo
(Tumi, UK). This classic K'jarkas album is an
idealistic tribute to Bolivian women. It contains the song Llorando se fue (“In tears, she
left”), which later become the notorious Brazilian
lambada
.
K'jarkas
El Amor y La Libertad
(Tumi, UK). Another set of beautiful songs sung in the
rich style of this group who epitomize modern folkloric styles. The passionate lyrics tell of
the experiences and dreams of today's rural Bolivians.
Kallawaya
Shaman (Medicine Man)
(Tumi, UK). A magnificent album with superb en-
semble performances ofthegroup'sowncompositions, whichdrawonstyles andtraditions
from the whole of the Americas.
Mallku de los Andes
On the Wings of the Condor
(Tumi, UK). One of the most popular
Andean albums ever, but none the worse for that, with the engaging sound of its panpipes
and charangos smoothly and beautifully arranged.
Rumillajta
Hoja de coca
(Tumi, UK). Beautifully produced and arranged album of Bolivi-
an music displaying a full range of styles and delivered by a fine group of musicians, many
of them playing instruments they've made themselves.
Various
Bolivia Calendar Music of the Central Valley
(Chant du Monde, France). Con-
temporary recordings of music dating back to pre-Columbian times, including music for
panpipes, flutes and drums used for Quechua rituals and ceremonies. Excellent notes, with
explanations of how different instruments are used with the seasons.
Various
Charangos et guitarillas du Norte Portosí
(VDE-Gallo/AIMP, Switzerland). Spir-
ited local recordings from north Potosí department of songs in Quechua, often sung by a
woman in high tones with a man contributing a lower second part, accompanied by char-
ango,
vihuela
, guitar or
guitarilla
.
Various
Peru and Bolivia, The Sounds of Evolving Traditions: Central Andean Music and
Festivals
(Multicultural Media, US). Lively and accessible introduction to today's sounds
from both Peru and Bolivia, ranging from music performed in settings as various as private
