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Encyclopedia > Cusco (band)

Cusco is a New Age band named after the South American city of Cusco. Their songs contain influences from music found around the world. New Age describes a broad movement characterized by alternative approaches to traditional Western culture. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... City nickname: La Ciudad Imperial (The Imperial City) Mayor Carlos Valencia Population  - Total 278 590 (1998 estimate) Time zone UTC-5 Height 3399 m Latitude Longitude 13°3045 S 71°5833 W Official website: www. ...


Discography

  • Apurimac
  • Apurimac 2
  • Apurimac III
  • Inner Journeys: Myths and Legends
  • Ancient Journeys: A Vision of the New World
  • Cusco 2000
  • 2002
  • Ring of the Dolphin
  • Mystic Island
  • Best of Cusco

External Links

Official Cusco Website from Archive.org


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Article 0076 (826 words)
Although several artists have collaborated with Cusco both as composers and performers, the basic nucleus is formed around the duo integrated by Michael Holm and Christian Schultze, both having long recording trajectories, and being well known in the world of the alternative musics.
Cusco became a famous name, a synonym of alternative music that at the same time turned out to be available for a wide audience.
Cusco, through Holm and the other musicians that collaborate in the project, utilize a wide variety of instruments in the performance of their music.
INCALINK CUSCO-PISAC (489 words)
Cusco's ruling classes and the nobility throughout the empire used these cups not only to drink from on festive occasions but also to collect the blood of the sacrificial llamas and to pour "chicha" (a drink made of corn) into the ground as an offering to the gods.
The largest band is at the top and usually depicts a scene from the everyday lives of the Incas.
The center band contains geometric figures within squares; these are tocapu, symbols also found on the clothing of the nobility and which some specialists believe are a form of writing that contemporary science has yet to decipher.
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