Grupo Aymara, Bolivia's premiere folk troupe, has been acclaimed worldwide for its inspiring interpretations of traditional music of pre-Hispanic and contemporary music of the Andes, particularly that of the Aymara and Quechua speaking people of Bolivia. They perform their evocative music on indigenous flutes, panpipes and drums, as well as stringed instruments introduced since the Spanish conquest. The Andes between Chile and Argentina The Andes form the longest mountain chain in the world. ...
The Aymara are a group of Bolivian Indians who, for millenniums, have lived in the high altitudes of the Andes.
Despite the brutality the Aymara suffered at the hands of Spanish invaders centuries ago, the Aymaran culture has survived--according to this CD's liner notes, three million people of Aymaran heritage were still living in the Bolivian Andes in the late 1980s.
Ever since it was founded in the early 1970s, GrupoAymara has dedicated itself to preserving the traditional, time-honored music of the Aymara.
The arrival of the Spaniards in the 16th century brought string instruments and new forms, spurring the invention of the distinctive charango, a stringed instrument similar to a lute.
The new government established a folklore department in the Bolivian Ministry of Education, and radio stations began broadcasting in Aymara and Quechua.
The late 1960s released native groups such as Ruphay, GrupoAymara and the emblematic quechua singer Luzmila Carpio.
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