Betty Veizaga
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Natividad Betty Veizaga Siles (Vacas
, Cochabamba
, 1957) is a Bolivia
n folk music
musician.
She can play the charango
and the ronroco and sings mainly in Quechua
.
She started in Vacas local radio station and she is a member of Grupo Pukaj Wayra with her siblings, and duets Takiytinku with her husband Rufo Zurita, and Quilla Zurita with her daughter.
Vacas, Cochabamba
Vacas is a Bolivian village in the southeast of the Cochabamba Department. It is the capital of the Vacas Municipality, the second municipal section of the Arani Province...
, Cochabamba
Cochabamba Department
Cochabamba is one of the nine component departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the "granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products due to Cochabamba's geographical position. It has an area of 55,631 km². Its population, in the 2007 census, was 1,750,000...
, 1957) is a Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
musician.
She can play the charango
Charango
The charango is a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, 66 cm long, traditionally made with the shell of the back of an armadillo. Primarily played in traditional Andean music, and is sometimes used by other Latin American musicians. Many contemporary charangos are now made with...
and the ronroco and sings mainly in Quechua
Quechua languages
Quechua is a Native South American language family and dialect cluster spoken primarily in the Andes of South America, derived from an original common ancestor language, Proto-Quechua. It is the most widely spoken language family of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a total of probably...
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She started in Vacas local radio station and she is a member of Grupo Pukaj Wayra with her siblings, and duets Takiytinku with her husband Rufo Zurita, and Quilla Zurita with her daughter.
Betty Veizaga in Grupo Pukaj Wayra
- Ama Sua, Ama Qhella, Ama Llulla, Lyrichord disc - USA, 1981.
- A Mi Tierra , Origo 1004 - (Europe), 1984
- Vi bygger en skola, 1987.
- Vaqueñita, Lauro - Bolivia, 1993.
- Tinkuy, Lauro - Bolivia, 1994
- Así es mi tierra, Lauro - Bolivia, 1997; Sol de los Andes - Ecuador, 1998.
- Con sentimiento a mi tierra, Lauro - Bolivia, 1999.
- Canta conmigo ..., Lauro - Bolivia, 2000.
- El valluno cholero, Bolivia.
Betty - Quilla and Grupo Pukaj Wayra
- Nuestra ilusión, Lauro - Bolivia, 2003.
- A mi Bolivia, Bolivia, 2009.
Takiytinku (Rufo Zurita - Betty Veizaga)
- Un encuentro de canto tradicional, Bolivia.
- El valluno cholero, Bolivia.
- Lo Nuevo, lo Mejor de Pukay Wayra, Bolivia.
- Soledad, Bolivia, 2010.