Aprendiendo con maestros: learning Charango with the masters During a study trip to Bolivia in the spring of 2022, I had the great pleasure of spending a few days in Potosí, where I was invited to play at the Potosí Cuna del Charango festival (by the way, if you want to see the festival video,…
Las cuerdas de mi Charango traducen mis sentimientos: cuando estoy contento ríen, cuando estoy con pena lloranJosé Prudencio Bustillo (1922) The charango is a stringed musical instrument of the lute family, of Andean origin but now widespread throughout much of South America. Its sound is ringing, penetrating but extremely sweet. It is the…