Edgar Muenala - An Encounter Between The Condor and The Dragon

Edgar Muenala, native of Otavalo, ventured further than his people's history would have it and fused Andean music with that of the Far East.

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Gerardo Guevara - Amazonian Music

Ecuadorian musician Gerardo Guevara is dedicated to the recovery of popular Amazonian rhythms.

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Ikara - Pastaza Rhythms

Ikara comes from the kichwa community of Sarayacu . Sarayacu is located in the province of Pastaza in the Ecuadorian Amazon region.

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Jayac

Jayac is the quintessential "Andean flute band." The group was born in May 1988 in Zambiza, a small town near Quito.

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Jorge Sánchez

Self-taught musician and Quito native Jorge Sánchez Paucar began his musical career with the Choir of the Central University of Ecuador.

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Ñanda Mañachi The Persisitence of Dreams

From Peguche, famous for its mystical waterfall, comes Ñanda Mañachi (Translation: Let me borrow the road) a traditional Andean band.

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Pueblo Nuevo

They were brought together by the attraction to the new Latin American sound.

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Raíces Negras - Music from Chota Valley

It was formed at the beginning of 2002. The band has eight members, all born and raised in Chota, an Afro-American community located in a warm valley of the the Imbabura province.

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The Juvenile Orchestra of Ayora - SAIA

The orchestra functions since April 2001 and is composed of 106 indigenous/campesino children aged 5 - 12 years who come from 17 rural communities of Ayora.

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SAIA II

The melancholy of Andean rhythms and sounds are blended with the tenderness of innocent voices in Cantando voy bajando, the second CD by SAIA.

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Grupo Tungurahua

Las Tungurahuas, as they are known, is comprised of both a dance group and a folk band.

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