Los Kjarkas is a
Bolivia
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n band from the
Capinota province
Capinota is one of sixteen provinces in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is the city of Capinota. The province has a projected population over 33,000 inhabitants by 2017. Capinota has three sections and the most populous is Capinota ...
in the
department of Cochabamba, and one of the most popular
Andean folk music bands in the country's history. Among the styles they play are
Saya,
tuntuna,
huayno, and
carnavales. The instruments they use include the
charango
The charango is a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, from the Quechua and Aymara populations in the territory of the Altiplano in post-Colonial times, after European stringed instruments were introduced by the Spanish during co ...
,
quena
The quena (hispanicized spelling of Quechua ''qina'', sometimes also written ''kena'' in English) is the traditional flute of the Andes. Traditionally made of cane or wood, it has 6 finger holes and one thumb hole, and is open on both ends or ...
,
zampoña
Siku ( qu, antara, ay, siku, also "sicu," "sicus," "zampolla" or Spanish zampoña) is a traditional Andean panpipe. This instrument is the main instrument used in a musical genre known as sikuri. It is traditionally found all across the An ...
,
ronroco
The charango is a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, from the Quechua and Aymara populations in the territory of the Altiplano in post-Colonial times, after European stringed instruments were introduced by the Spanish during c ...
,
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...
, and
bombo.
The band's leader has always been singer, guitarist, and songwriter Gonzalo Hermosa González, who formed the band with his brothers Élmer Hermosa González and Ulises Hermosa González, as well as Gastón Guardia Bilboa and Ramiro de la Zerda. De la Zerda left group to form
Grupo Fortaleza and Ulises Hermosa died of cancer in 1992, being replaced by Eduardo Yáñez Loayza, Rolando Malpartida Porcel and José Luis Morales Rodríguez. By 2002, Lin Angulo, Gonzalo Hermosa Camacho, and Japanese-born Makoto Shishido had replaced Yáñez, Porcel, and Rodríguez. Makoto joined the band after seeing them play in Japan. In the later 2000s, Élmer Hermosa was diagnosed with diabetes
In 2010, Edwin Castellanos, who was in the band from 1983 to 1995, became mayor of the city of
Cochabamba
Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 630 ...
Kjarkas have founded two schools teaching Andean folk music: the Musical School of Kjarkas (
Lima
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,
Peru
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) and La Fundación Kjarkas (
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...
). They have toured across Japan, Europe, Scandinavia, the United States, South America, and Australia, and have composed over 350 songs. Among their most popular are "Imillitay", "Al Final", "Canto a la mujer de mi pueblo", and "Pequeño Amor".
An unauthorized translation of their song "
Llorando se fue
"Llorando se fue" ( en, e/Sheleft in tears) is a Bolivian folk song recorded by Los Kjarkas in 1981 on the album ''Canto a la mujer de mi pueblo'' and released as a B-side of the "Wa ya yay" single in 1982. The song has been very popular in Latin ...
" by French producers Jean Karakos and Olivier Lorsac resulted in
Kaoma
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's hit "
Lambada
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". After a successful lawsuit, Kaoma paid to license the song . The song was also sampled on
Don Omar
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's "
Taboo
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" and on
Jennifer López's single "
On the Floor
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". Also "Wayayay" was covered by
Tarkan
Tarkan may refer to:
People
* Tarkan (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Tarkan (singer) (born 1972), Turkish pop singer
Other uses
* Tarkhan, an ancient Turkic and Mongol nobility title
* Tarkan (comics), a fiction ...
as "Gelip Te Halimi Gördün Mü ?" ("Did You Ever Come To See My Situation ?" in Turkish) at "
Yine Sensiz" ("Without You Again" in Turkish), whose debut album was in 1992.
The group's music was also used for the Argentine-Dutch film
''Bolivia'' (2001).
The group's cultural heritage is passed down in the next generation of Hermosa blood with the popular youth group band Chila Jatun, made up by the sons of this influential Bolivian group.
Discography
;Studio albums
*''Bolivia'' (1976)
*''Fortaleza Vol. 1'' (1977)
*''Fortaleza Vol. 2'' (1978)
*''Kutimuy'' (1979)
*''Condor Mallku'' (1980)
*''Desde el alma de mi pueblo'' (1981)
*''Canto a la mujer de mi pueblo'' (1981)
*''Sol de los andes'' (1983)
*''Pueblos perdidos'' (1984)
*''Desde el japón'' (1985)
*''El amor y la libertad'' (1987)
*''Chuquiago Marka'' (1988)
*''Génesis Aymara'' (1989)
*''Sin palabras'' (1989)
*''Los andes... descubrió su rostro milenario'' (1990)
*''Techno Kjarkas'' (1991)
*''El arbol de mi destino'' (1992)
*''Hermanos'' (1993)
*''A los 500 años'' (1994)
*''Quiquin...'' Pacha (Por un mundo nuevo) (1995)
*''Por siempre'' (1997)
*''El lider de los humildes'' (1998)
*''Lección de vida'' (2001)
*''35 años'' (2006)
*''40 años despues'' (2012)
;Contributing artist
*''
The Rough Guide to the Music of the Andes'' (1996,
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External links
Official SiteBolivian Music and Web Varieties
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Bolivian musical groups
Andean music