Seems like each time I tab open a news item, bad news screams out. History boomerangs – keep a steel helmet handy. Profits down, unemployment up, strange fruit ripening, and I’m in the middle of a NYC apartment hunt (HELP!), which is never fun.
Then there’s Luzmila Carpio. Voice like light, voice like a bird. Es musica muy sentida… Where the strength and sadness and positivity twine together. She’s a Bolivian, “Voice of the Andes”, and most of her songs are sung in Quechua. And then she’ll push her voice higher. The occasional Spanish-language song keys you into her main concerns: respect for indigenous knowledge and ways-of-being, ecological harmony, women’s rights.
This spring I played a great outdoor party in Milan sponsored by Domus magazine – a crew of Chileans said hello, and N-ron and I ended up late night careening around the city with them. At some point I was passed Luzmila Carpio’s music. I’ve been in love ever since.
“We will be recognized”
[audio:https://negrophonic.com/mp3/03 riqsiqakasunchik (seremos reconcidos).mp3]Luzmila Carpio – Riqsiqakasunchik (seremos reconcidos)
The fan video for this song is very beyond digital:
Love this song. Where can you find more of her music in the US?
Diandra — the album it is from is called “cantos quechua-aymaras de los andes”. Not sure how official it is, but plenty of places seem to have the mp3s, like http://elysiumsound.blogspot.com/2009/01/luzmila-carpio-cantos-quechua-aymaras.html
it’s amazing! enjoy.
wow great to hear first thing in the morning …..she makes kate bush sound like darth vader
¿has visto la teta asustada?
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_teta_asustada
la banda sonora (nunca se ha publicado) tiene música andina increÃbles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIGsSsAaHIE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElrHIUg579c&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwI7td7JAdc&feature=related
Si, La Teta Asustada esta muy bien. Lastima que no hay banda sonoro!
Thanks Jace
yo jace,
awesome audio gift. Luzmila’s music sounds very much like *huaynos*, the pacey stringed folk music from the Bolivian & Peuvian mountains. The last few months I’ve been getting into it as well and found numerous new bands/artists who do huaynos in Quechua or Castellano. Guess that will turn into a mixtape at some point soon…. hit me up if you want some of those modern huaynos sounds.
seb