About Me
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--------------------------------------- The idea to form the band was born at the end of the year 2000. After a long and intense time looking around people that were able to be part in this serious project, the group is finally formed in the beginning of 2002 and ready to go on the march. The first live performance happened on June of 2002 in Arequipa, the natal city of the band, and after some shows in the above mentioned city, CH'ASKA goes out, for the first time, to play out of this one in August of the same year. On December of 2002 the band had a participation on a contest, that was organized by a local radio station, obtaining as praise the recording of two unpublished songs, due to the participation on the contest is that CH'ASKA obtain in February of 2003 the recording of two tracks: "SWEET LOVER" and "IMPERIO CAIDO", taking part for the first DEMO-CD of the group. This record allow to the band to play in different places of Peru. CH'ASKA go abroad to play in some cities like Lima, the capital of Peru, one of those festivals or concerts was a CHUCK SCHULDINER TRIBUTE, that was an official event; besides performed on the city of ARICA - CHILE, and then for an invitation for an opening act to SEPULTURA in LA PAZ - BOLIVIA. In the middle of 2005 CH'ASKA was invited on a local TV program, for co-conducting a special for the band, for this reason the group filmed a home video for the "IMPERIO CAIDO" track, this was made on collage version. Then CH'ASKA followed playing in Arequipa, having a big acceptance among the people not only from this city, also from other cities from the southern Peru. Now a days, the band is on the final process of their first record entitled "PURURAUCA". "BICOLOUR CANNIBALISM" and "TUTA CH'ASKA" are 2 new tracks that will be included in the already mentioned CD to presenting very soon. Due to the fast reputation of the band, CH'ASKA gained a lot of adepts in U.S.A., Eastern Europe and Asia. "Ch'aska" is a Quechua word that was used by the INCAS to mention the most shining star in the skies. This word is especially familiar with the planet VENUS. *Quechua: Ancestral language of the Incas still spoken in the Andean regions of Peru and other countries of South America. CH'ASKA could be described as a FOLK METAL BAND, because the band mixes Heavy Metal with some folk elements from Peru. (by Renan Urday)-----SPANISH:-----------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------- La idea de formar la banda nace a fines del año 2000. Luego de una intensa búsqueda de músicos dispuestos a involucrarse en un proyecto serio, es que recién a inicios del año 2002 la banda queda finalmente formada y lista para emprender su marcha. La primera aparición en vivo del grupo ocurre más o menos por junio del año en mención, en Arequipa - Perú, ciudad natal de la banda, y después de algunas presentaciones en dicha ciudad, el grupo sale por primera vez a tocar fuera de ésta en agosto del mismo año. CH'ASKA sigue brindando shows en la escena arequipeña, hasta que en diciembre del mismo año 2002 , el grupo participa y gana un concurso de bandas realizado por una radio local, obteniendo como premio la grabación de 2 temas inéditos. Gracias a esto, en febrero del 2003, CH'ASKA logra grabar un DEMO, en formato CD-R, con 2 temas: "SWEET LOVER" e "IMPERIO CAÃDO". Este trabajo permite a la banda presentarse en distintas ciudades del Perú, además de tocar en la ciudad de Arica - Chile y de ser invitada para telonear a la banda SEPULTURA en La Paz - Bolivia. A mediados del año 2005, CH'ASKA es invitada a colaborar en la conducción de un programa musical de la TV arequipeña, para tal motivo la banda hizo un video clip casero en versión "collage" del tema "IMPERIO CAÃDO". Actualmente la banda se encuentra en el proceso de mezcla y masterización de su primer disco de larga duración, el cual llevará por tÃÂtulo: "PURURAUCA". Este disco será grabado en formato CD original y será presentado muy pronto. "BICOLOUR CANNIBALISM" y "TUTA CH'ASKA" son 2 temas nuevos que estarán incluÃdos en el mencionado CD. Ch'aska es una palabra de la lengua Quechua, con la cual los incas llamaban asà a la estrella más luminosa o a los luceros en el firmamento. Esta palabra está muy relacionada en especial con el planeta Venus. Se puede catalogar a CH'ASKA como una banda de FOLK METAL, ya que fusiona el Rock Pesado con algunos elementos del folklore nacional peruano.
