Bolivia Manta is a

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n group created in

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in 1977 by Carlos and Julio Arguedas who perform traditional music of pre-Hispanic and contemporary music of the Andes, particularly that of the Aymara and Quechua speaking people of Bolivia and also traditional music of peoples of

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and

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

. Bolivia Manta albums is an encyclopedia of Andean folklore, these dances and songs are collected in different parts of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, and most tracks are authentic performances of traditional rural music. They perform their music on indigenous

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s and drums, as well as stringed instruments introduced since the Spanish conquest. In 1981, the group won the

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Grand Prix for the album ''Winayataqui''. Four years later they receive a ''Laser d'or'' from the Académie du disque français for the album ''Pak'cha''.

Discography

*''Sartañani'' (1978) *''Winayataqui'' (1981) *''Quechua Music' (1983) *''Pak'cha'' (1985) *''Anata'' (1986) *''Tinkuna'' (1990) *''Auki Pacha'' (1995)

References

External links

* Andean music Bolivian musical groups {{Band-stub