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Los Kusis de Bolivia
6+ albums
folkmusica andinaboliviaandeslatino americain
about
Portrait The band "Los Kusis de Bolivia" was founded in Cochabamba in 1967 by Eufronio Sanchez. It stays based there until heading for La Paz. The band consisting of three members at that time travels through many south-american countries, where it represents its own country at different festivals, radios and tv broadcasters. With records being published, the fame of the band rises in the south-american continent. "Los Kusis" bids farewell to their homeland in september 1974 with the mission to represent the bolivian music and traditions as well as the original culture of the Incas (quechuas and aymarás) in all of Europe and specially in Switzerland. They carry on with concerts, festivals, radio and tv sessions and record new discs. Chronology 1975 Recording of a first disc on "Claves". 1976 Recording of the disc "Bolivia a los cuatro vientos" on Tudor. 1982 Recording of a disc on CBS with own compositions of the group exclusively. 1988 CD "Pachamama" on Tudor. 1989-94 Planing and writing of the songs for the opus "Inkallajta" as an experiment of the collaboration with a choir. Various concerts in Switzerland and Europe. 1994 CD "Inkallajta" on Pan with the choir "Sängerbund Bümpliz" Publishing of the score to "Inkallajta". 2000 CD "Arco Iris". "Navidad criolla" with Kurt Pahlen at the Stadttheater Langenthal, Casino Bern and Opern House Zürich. 2001 Participacion at the festival "Living Treasures" in South Africa. "Navidad criolla" with Kurt Pahlen at the Opern H
