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la Máxima Expresión de la Música Folklórica Latinoamericana: Los Kjarkas de Bolivia!Los Kjarkas started their work in 1971 , with a new style of Andean folklore, which started in Bolivia. Their songs and their style brought new inspiration to other musicians and to the young people of the region. Their songs made people identifying their daily life and situation with the poems of the songs, and because of this, the groups popularity has grown into one of the most famous bands of Bolivia and south America. Los Kjarkas was known in Japan when they won a contest there for the best song, and soon there was a half a dozen bands who imitated Los Kjarkas and their style in Japan. This happened in the 1980ies, later the group also where known for being the authors of the song "Llorando se fue" which a latinpop group stole and plagiated under the title LAMBADA. They have been various time in Europe, USA, and Asia during their long period of successful artistry, still they come every year to USA and to Europe to maintain their good relations to all their fans. Los Kjarkas are now a national item of Bolivia, and they travel all around the americas and europe with their performances, where people greet them everywhere, especially migrants from the andean area who live far from their own culture. The band have gained more than 5000 different prizes during the 33 years they have been around, and have sold more records than any other band in south America and more than Rolling Stones and Beatles all together, their prices these 30 years are more than 5000. All together they have made about 35 records since 1971. The latest product (2004) is a DVD called "Más Allá", and its a professional production made in Bolivia, for the first time a folklore band have produced a DVD with full time concert, karaoke, and documentaries about the band and the making of the DVD. The Next CD is out around February 2006. We all thank you , our fans for the support we have gained all these years, especially from the public outside our own country!!
Thank you. Los Kjarkas , December 2005
Los Kjarkas se dan a conocer en 1971, imponiendo una corriente nueva al folklore tradicionalista y estático predominante en Bolivia; trayendo en ello un mensaje propio para la juventud, con poemas que encierran problemáticas identificadas con el pueblo boliviano. Su música la traen desde los valles tibios y las verdes campiñas, desde sus escarpadas mustias pampas, desde sus llanos echos con selva, cielo y ríos hasta conjugar sutilmente la historia y futuro de Bolivia. Han estremecido mesetas montañosas de Baviera, los valles del Rin, los montes metálicos de Sajonia y toda la sobria Europa. El canto indoamericano ha cautivado la lejana y misteriosa China y ha conquistado el oriente insular de Asia, teniendo en Japón éxitos que ningún otro grupo de artistas o solistas latinoamericanos hayan logrado anteriormente. Varios discos de oro, platino y doble platino, son el certificado de la calidad de Kjarkas, en la interpretación y composición que contemplan a sus componentes, "aertistas" en todo el sentido de la palabra, amplia trayectoria, mulitplicidad en la ejecución de sus instrumentos, celebridad, romance, carisma, poesia y sentimiento en la composición de todos sus temas.... Así son Los Kjarkas, quienes en el recorrido por casi todo el planeta hicieron sentir el lenguaje musical de nuestra patria; llevando en sus alforjas ideológicas toda la cultura ancestral, demostrando ser "Embajadores únicos en su género de la música boliviana!"
A continuación leerán el saludo de Elmer Hermosa
La verdad es que estamos muy apenados al no poder conversar con cada uno de ustedes a travez del internet, quisieramos tener la posibilidad de unirnos mucho mas y entrar a sus corazones para saber sus inquietudes, sus pensamientos para que asi también ustedes sepan de nosotros sus hermanos kjarkas; lo sentimos demaciado, como ustedes saben hasta el momento no ha sido posible todo esto por que estamos en constanes viajes, corriendo por el mundo para llegar a todos los rincones posibles de la tierra, para que ninguno de ustedes se queden sin escucharnos, pero el cariño nuestro siempre esta ahí, en cada una de nuestras canciones y cuando tenemos la oportunidad de corear juntos en los conciertos en una sola voz, entonces nuestro amor se refleja. Simplemente reiterarles nuestro saludo, en especial el mio, quiero darles un abrazo enorme con todo mi cariño a cada uno de ustedes y para Laila de la misma manera,....Elmer Hermosa. Legalidades: The other site at myspace.com managed by the illegal registred domain site kjarkas.org of the Radio station in Huancayo, Perú, is an infringement of the legal and official Los Kjarkas site at www.loskjarkas.net and have been warned several times, without any respect or responding. Estimados Señores El Grupo LOS KJARKAS, informa a Uds. que LA UNICA INSTITUCION CON POTESTAD DE AUTORIZAR LA CREACION DE PAGINAS WEB CON SU NOMBRE Y LOGOTIPO ES LA DECANA INSTITUCION FOLCLORICA DE BOLIVIA LOS KJARKAS. Atentamente,
Gaston Guardia. LOS KJARKAS
PS. Acaban por favor robar fotos de las páginas oficiales para usuario en otros sitios de web, las fotos ya pertenescan a nosotros (sino las de los fans), además no es legal usarlas sin autorización... width="530" height="370" ..

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 19/12/2005
Band Website: http://www.loskjarkas.com.bo
Band Members: Gonzalo Hermosa Camacho (Gonzalito)
Gaston Guardia
Elmer Hermosa
Makoto Shishido
Gonzalo Hermosa
Lin I. Angulo Céspedes
Jorge Santa Cruz
IVAN BARRIENTOS

Influences:
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Discolandia, Herbia, and some others
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Important from Laila

I have quit making the pages for Los Kjarkas due to time pressure and too much studies. Another thing is: the office in Cochabamba might be closed down and moved to the home of Gonzalo Sn. How they wi...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:10:00 GMT

New Helper on Myspace

Howdy Folks My name is Lucas Maldonado and I help Laila and the rest of Los Kjarkas on myspace just wanted to give a heads-up and like my like-Dad Gaston would say (I knew him for like ever and he cal...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:42:00 GMT

So bussy!!

That is it...I haven't been here for a while. I am the representant; la laila ,who tries to keep you updated. Kjarkas have been in Colombia, and everywhere else, and ofcourse BIG sucsess as usual. I h...
Posted by on Thu, 04 May 2006 08:42:00 GMT

Bad bad....

Oh, we are sorry, but "myspace.com" have taken the liberty to delete our own music script at our pages here, so you need to go to our official homepage at http://www.loskjarkas.net , there you can lis...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Feb 2006 08:13:00 GMT

haaa...no pasa nada...y morales

ofcourse, evo morales is not in person in this blog, someone with humor have posted him as a myspace member, but ofcourse I add him, why not. After all, he might be awakening the valley...jejeje. ...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 07:24:00 GMT

Not much today...

The CD will soon be out . We are currently in Chile, and the office is more or less closed due to an unfortunate accident. Our beloved secretary was hit by a car just before christmas. She is recoveri...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jan 2006 22:17:00 GMT

What a Christmas!

We are having a well deserved holy day this christmas. A lot of love to all our friends!!!!On behalf of Los Kjarkas Laila Maria admin
Posted by on Sun, 25 Dec 2005 05:02:00 GMT

Nuevo Disco de Los Kjarkas

Hola amigos de todo el mundo la verdad estamos felices por haber recibido durante todo este año sus mensajes de apoyo y claro que tambien las críticas que siempre las tomamos en cuenta, lo que nos esp...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:40:00 GMT