Thursday 20 November 2008

Viento Sur Featured Music from Carlos Ponce


On Sunday November 16, 2008 Viento Sur featured music of one of the greatest bolivian SIKU (pan-flute) players of the world, Carlos Ponce. We have also interviewed him live from La Paz-Bolivia.
Carlos Ponce was born in La Paz-Bolivia. At a very young age he showed passion for music and started to play the "siku" (Aymara language for pan-flute). By the age of 14 he was already recording with very well known bolivian bands an musicians. He is the pioneer of bolivian jazz, his skill in the execution of the bolivian sikus (bolivian-pan-flutes) has allowed him to participate in many Jazz festivals around the world.
You can click the link Viento Sur November 16th to the right below the Replay Viento Sur Shows to enjoy his music and the interview.