Awatiñas

Awatiñas formed in Bolivia in 1970 to preserve and promote the Andean folk music of a tribe of native people known as the Aymara. One of the group's main activities is raising funds for the improvement of the health and education of Bolivia's children. The group's name translates as "to protect" or "to watch over" in the Aymara language. Awatiñas consists of Miguel Condé, Mario Condé, Vidal Beltran, Eddy Beltran, Juan C. Yujra, and Roberto Yujra. The multi-instrumentalists play an assortment of percussion, wind, and string instruments, including panpipes. They have recorded ...