Los Jairas
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Los Jairas are a folk music band from Bolivia
. They have worked with Los Condores. Their work features the charango
, a stringed instrument from Bolivia.
They were formed in 1965 by [Gilbert Favre, founder of the folklore cabaret La Pena Naira in La Paz
].
Members of the band:
Favre was a Swiss jazz player who played the quena with great skill and sensitivity.
On several of their albums, they featured the late Alfredo Dominguez, one of the finest Bolivian guitar players who wrote and composed many songs. His appearance on the album Grito de Bolivia was the highlights of Los Jairas' research into neo-folklore.
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...
. They have worked with Los Condores. Their work features 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...
, a stringed instrument from Bolivia.
They were formed in 1965 by [Gilbert Favre, founder of the folklore cabaret La Pena Naira in La Paz
].
Members of the band:
- Ernesto Cavour - charango
- Edgar Joffré - voice, drums, zampoñaSiku (panpipe)The Siku , is a traditional Andean panpipe. This instrument is the main instrument used in a musical genre known as the Sikuri. It is traditionally found all across the Andes but is more typically associated with music from the Kollasuyo, or Aymara speaking regions around Lake Titicaca...
- Julio Godoy
- Gilbert FavreGilbert FavreGilbert Favre was a flautist of Swiss descent. He also played the quena as a founding member of the popular Bolivian folk group Los Jairas. Favre was commonly referred to as "El Gringo" by the Bolivian public...
- quena
Favre was a Swiss jazz player who played the quena with great skill and sensitivity.
On several of their albums, they featured the late Alfredo Dominguez, one of the finest Bolivian guitar players who wrote and composed many songs. His appearance on the album Grito de Bolivia was the highlights of Los Jairas' research into neo-folklore.
Partial discography
- Los Jairas
- Edgar Joffre - Los Jairas
- Grito de Bolivia- Los Jairas (1967)
- Sempre con...Los Jairas (1969)
- Edgar "Yayo" Joffre y Los Jairas (1969)
- La Flute Des Andes (1970)
- Lo Mejor de los Jairas (1974)
- Los Jairas en vivo (1976)
- Canto a la viva (1978)
- Al Pueblo de mis Ancestros (1992)