Emma Junaro (born 1 November 1953 in

Oruro, Bolivia Oruro (Hispanicized spelling) or Uru Uru is a city in Bolivia with a population of 264,683 (2012 calculation), about halfway between La Paz and Sucre in the Altiplano, approximately above sea level. It is Bolivia's fifth-largest city by populat ...

) is a Bolivian musician. Junaro's style incorporates Brazilian popular music, European folk styles and

Andean music Andean music is a group of styles of music from the Andes region in South America. Original chants and melodies come from the general area inhabited by Quechuas (originally from Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile), Aymaras (originally from Bolivia), ...

. She has worked with the

record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

Fernando Cabrero Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

on recording the poems of

Matilde Casazola Matilde Casazola Mendoza (born February 19, 1942 in Sucre, Bolivia) is a Bolivian poet and songwriter who writes songs rooted in her country's musical traditions. Life and work She is the daughter of Juan Casazola Ugarte and Tula Mendoza Loza; gr ...

, a poet. Junaro's instrumentation is always acoustic, and has included zampona,

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 duri ...

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 ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a musica ...

and

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 ...

Discography

;Albums *'' Resolana'' (1981) *'' Mi Corazón en la ciudad'' (1987) *'' Entre dos silencios'' (1997) *'' Tu semilla'' (1998) (with Jaime and César Junaro) ;Contributing artist *''

The Rough Guide to the Music of the Andes ''The Rough Guide to the Music of the Andes'' is a world music compilation album originally released in 1996. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the album features the music of the Andes Mountains of South America, focusing esp ...

'' (1996,

World Music Network World Music Network is a UK-based record label specializing in world music. The World Music Network website features news, reviews, live music listings, and guide sections on world music. It also features an online "Battle of the Bands" compet ...

) *'' Unwired: Latin America'' (2001, World Music Network)

References

1953 births Living people People from Oruro, Bolivia Bolivian musicians {{bolivia-musician-stub