Jorge Cumbo (15 December 1942 – 28 October 2021) was an Argentine musician who played the

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flute, combining jazz and

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. After early encounters with

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under his mentor Chango Farías Gomez, and three years at the conservatory, Cumbo discovered the quena flute. After learning the quena from Una Ramos, Cumbo joined Ramos and Jorge Milchberg in the group " Urubamba" (also known as " Los Incas") with whom he performed from 1970 to 1976. In 1973, "Urubamba" became famous through their cooperation with

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(" El Condor Pasa"). After 1976, Cumbo cooperated with various members of the "Nueva Canción" movement in Argentina, such as

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, and others. In the mid 1980s, he formed a trio with

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(piano) and Lucho Gonzales and later recorded with Manolo Juarez. In 1995, Cumbo formed the "Trio Cumbo" with Gerardo DiGiusto and Ricardo Moyano. Cumbo performed all over the world, mainly in Europe, South America, and Japan, and was nominated for a

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for the title of best instrumentalist in the decade from 1985 to 1995, along with Jaime Torres and Eduardo Lagos.Cumbo's Biography
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References

Partial discography

Vinyl Records & Cassettes * ''Nadita Nai Nai / Felices Dias'' - 1977 (Microfon) ingle Vinyl Record* ''La Nieve y El Arco Iris'' - 1977 (Microfon), 1978 (Trova) Argentina inyl Record* ''Cañas y Computadoras'' - Argentina assette* ''Cumbo-Vitale-González'' - 1984 (Ciclo3) Argentina inyl Record* ''En Duplex'' (with

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) - 1987 (Orfeo) Argentina inyl Record* ''Jorge Cumbo y La Banda Andina'' - (Cumand) Argentina assette* ''Manolo Juarez & Jorge Cumbo'' - 1989 (Melopea) Argentina inyl Record CDs * ''Manolo Juarez & Jorge Cumbo'' - 1994 (Melopea) Argentina * ''Cumbo-Vitale-González'' - 1994 (Ciclo3) Argentina * ''Argentina - Los tiempos Cambian'' (as Trio Cumbo) - 1995 (A.S.P.I.C) France * ''Cañas y Computadoras'' - 1995 (EPSA) Argentina * ''Cañas y Guitarras'' - 1997 (EPSA) Argentina * ''Jorge Cumbo with La Banda Andina'' - 2000 (Geomusica) France * ''Jorge Cumbo Tokyo Live 1999'' - 2000 (Sistema) Japan * ''Tangos'' - 2005 (Geomusica) Spain * ''100 Viejos Caballos'' - 2007 (Geomusica) Spain *''Cumbo Cuerdas -'' 2020 (Jorge Cumbo) Argentina igital Compilations & Participation (CDs) * ''Urubamba'' (as a member of Urubamba) - 1974 (CBS) inyl Record* ''Un Instant d'Eternite (Un Pedazo De Infinito)'' (as a member of Los Incas) - France inyl Record* ''Gracias A La Vida'' (

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) Argentina D* ''La Memoria del Tiempo/Juntando Almas vol. II'' (

) (11. ''Adagio'') - 1995 (Ciclo3) Argentina D* ''Un Instant d'Eternite'' as a member of Los Incas - 1996 (Buda Records) France D* ''Bronca Buenos Aires'' (10. ''Nadita Nai Nai'') - 2004 (

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) Japan D Films & Videos * '' Prima Rock'' (Director:

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) - 1982 Argentina inema* ''Método para Quena'' - 1988 Perú

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External links

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