Meet The Friends of the Andes, The group was founded
in 1993 by Ernesto
Pomareda
Initially, Friends of the Andes, was a traditional Andean group, now
they have moved into an exciting new direction, fusing various popular
and world music styles to form a new genre of contemporary Andean
music. The Friends of the Andes musicians have experience and
knowledge of their music and mastery of their instruments, each being
a soloist in his own right. they unite to interpret and create within
the genre of Andean music an exciting brand of their own
.
The music of Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia,
Chile,Colombia, and also Mexico and Cuba. played in a contemporary and
eclectic way. A true blend of popular and traditional Andes music
styles, guitars,charangos, quenas, and many other exotic instruments
along with ethnic percussions and the mixture of Europen panflutes and
Andes panpipes keeping within the frame and scope of the Andean
traditional feeling.
