Indigenous Bolivian Winds and Percussion with Andre Alvarez

La Paz-based musician Andre Alvarez collaborates with Found Sound Nation to share a plethora of sound and indigenous instruments from the Andean region of Bolivia, from the warm and expressive tarka and Moreno flutes and beyond.

The Andes are the longest continental mountain range in the world today, home to a staggering diversity of landscapes — from deserts to forest; volcanoes to glaciers — inundated with breathtaking fauna and flora. For the millions of people living in this region across the South American continent, the mountains are not only a source of sustenance, but they breathe their life into the language and culture; inextricable from the rich musical creations and traditions that have blossomed for centuries.
Andre Alvarez is a contemporary winds and percussion player, having trained at Conservatoria Plurinacional de Música, and actively contributes to several musical groups across contemporary and traditional music spaces, including Triton Percussion Ensemble, Ceviche Mix to Latin American Music Ensemble, and the famed Orquesta Experimental de Instruments Natives (OEIN), where she also works as an interpretation teacher focused on preserving the heritage of Bolivia’s traditional indigenous music.
Produced by Found Sound Nation Edited and Mixed by Christopher BottaDemo by Marcio Zygmunt, a.k.a Marcioz

242 Samples