Saturday 6 October 2007

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