Ricardo Delgado

Ricardo Delgado is a Peruvian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist possessed of a gorgeous tenor voice and an encyclopedic knowledge of his region's folk traditions, which he has managed to weave into an intensely personal and modern style. He is considered a cultural treasure not only in his native country, but throughout South America and Europe. Born in 1966 in the city of Arequipa in Southwestern Peru -- the nation's second most populous city and the seat of its supreme court -- he started playing the quena (an Andean flute) in 1980 and studied music at the Regi...