Goodbye 2007

Hello everybody, I just wanted to thank all of you for listening VIENTO SUR this year 2007, and I also want to wish you all a great NEW YEAR 2008.

If you missed the last edition of Viento Sur on December 29th, you can listen by clicking on the Viento Sur December 29th link.

A two part special on Rumillajta

I featured music from an amaizing bolivian band Rumillajta part 2 of 2. Rumillajta was formed in La Paz-Bolivia in the 80's and became a one of the legendary bolivian bands. If you missed the show click on the link Viento Sur December 1st to listen a repris of Viento Sur.

For more information you can visit the following links:

http://saintpaulsunday.publicradio.org/features/9705_rumillajta/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumillajta

Tribute to Orlando Rojas

After an intense fundraising campain Viento Sur was able to get 16 pledges. Thank you to everyone who contributed. Today we paid tribute to the life of a great bolivian singer-song writter, Orlando Rojas who past away on November 3rd. Orlando Rojas had written more than 400 songs, of which more than 200 were great hits across Latin America. He was also the president of the bolivian society of authors and composers.

Live Interview from Cochabamba Bolivia with Alfredo Coca

Finally, I managed to conduct a live interview directly from Cochabamba, Bolivia with Alfredo Coca, a bolivian master of the CHARANGO BOLIVIANO, a ten string instrument that was developed in POTOSI-BOLIVIA, in the 16th century.

Alfredo Coca is the president of the Bolivian Society of the Charango (SBC) http://www.charangobolivia.com/.

To listen to the interview with this bolivian master in the Charango Boliviano Alfredo Coca you can click on the link to under Replay Viento Sur Shows, Viento Sur October 27th.

For more information on the Charango Boliviano you can visit the following links:

http://www.aiuile.net/, http://antonio.perez.chez-alice.fr/, http://www.saulcallejas.com/, http://www.gruposemilla.com/, http://www.clarkenorosco.com/, http://www.centellas.com/maestro_del_charango.html

Viento Sur October 6th, 2007

Hello everybody, first of all I would like to apologize for not updating my blog in such a long time. Today we recapped the past month of Viento Sur. We talked about the 2 part specials on LOS KJARKAS and about the special on the CHARANGO BOLIVIANO, a ten string instrument that was developed in Potosi-Bolivia on the 16th century. Above you can see the biggest CHARANGO in the world, hand crafted on Villa Serrano, were the master MAURO NUÑEZ was born, by bolivian charango luthiers. Also we talked about Luis Rico a singer-song writer, leader in La Nueva Cancion. For more information you can visit the following links:

http://charangobolivia.com/charangobolivia/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=174&Itemid=120

http://www.charangobolivia.com/

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=charango++bolivia

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=LUIS+RICO

Viento Sur September 8th, 2007 Play List

Hello everybody, today's show was excellent. I want to thank all of you that called me during the show. For all of you who missed VIENTO SUR this morning you can click on the "September 8th Viento Sur Show" link and listen to a repeat of the show. In today's show I played mostly two Afro-Bolivian rhythms, Saya and Caporales that have their origins in Los Yungas, Bolivia. These two rhythms are the result of the cultural mixture between native bolivian aymaran/quechua people, the mestizo (spanish-aymara/quechua) and Africans. They were brought mostly from Congo and Senegal to Bolivia by the Spaniards in the 1500's to exploit the rich mines of gold and silver in Potosi, Bolivia.

Bonanza - Wistu Vida
Rumillajta - Jacku
Kallawaya - Liber Tango
Yara - Baila Caporal
Kalamarka - Baile Caliente
Los Kjarkas - Wayoea
Los Rupay - Carnavalingo
Jaime Junaro - Paloma
Wara - Sicoyas

Jaime Junaro Part 2/2 Special Satuday September 1, 2007

This has been an amazing second part of our special featuring the music of bolivian singer-song writer Jaime Junaro. During the special we listened to a recording that Jaime had done along with his sister, Emma Junaro, and brother, Cesar Junaro, both noted singer-song writers. The album is titled "Tu Semilla" (Your Seed), and is dedicated to their father Emiliano Junaro, who was the inspiration for their sucessful musical carreers.

Jaime, Cesar, and the legendary troubador Carlos Lopez were former members of the famous bolivian trio, SAVIA NUEVA, leaders of the political song writing style "La Nueva Cancion". They have inspired generations of bolivians and other Latin Americans alike to question their government and call for action against injustice.

Jaime Junaro Special on August 25, 2007

I will be feauturing music from an amaizing bolivian singer-song writter Jaime Junaro part 1 of 2. Jaime Junaro was part of the legendary trio of la nueva cancion boliviana (new bolivian song) SAVIA NUEVA, along with his brother Cesar Junaro another singer-song writter and Carlos Lopez a trovador that till today travels the world with his music.

List of Previous "VIENTO SUR" Shows!

Viento Sur April 21st Featured Luis Rico http://youtube.com/watch?v=oRd5JtnP7KE
Viento Sur May 5th Feauted YARA http://youtube.com/watch?v=xpKwQPnWdx4
Viento Sur May 19, Featured Carlos Ponce http://youtube.com/watch?v=rlX8pYXfsg8
Viento Sur May 26th Featured TupayViento Sur June 16 Featured Punto Nazca

MUSICA DE MAESTROS on SATURDAY JULY 28TH, 2007

I will be featuring music from the amazing bolivian band "MUSICA DE MAESTROS", nother amazing bolivian band. I will be talking about their musical career spanning more than 20 years.
http://www.arte-bolivia.com/musicademaestros/

SAVIA ANDINA PART 2/2 on Saturday July 21, 2007

I featured part 2/2 from the amazing bolivian band "SAVIA ANDINA", one of the BEST bolivian bands of the century. I have talked abouth their their musical career spanning more than 32 years.