Walter Arjona (winds) is the most recent member to join Urubamba in 2023. “La Música de Urubamba me acompañó desde siempre. Desde muy pequeño escuché una y otra vez “Urubamba”, Cueca bellísima e inspiradora. Me deleitaba con esta maravillosa melodía los días de semana al inicio de un programa de televisión local en mi provincia de […]
Starting in 2012, she added her voice to the latest performances of the group Urubamba under the direction of Jorge Milchberg. “Conocí a Urubamba en un momento que quedó grabado en mi memoria. Fue en 2010, en la casa del maestro Jorge Milchberg en Buenos Aires, gracias a Pablo Trosman. Presenciar un ensayo entre Jorge,
Juan Gau (Guitar, Charango) joined Urubamba for the first time in 2012. “Escuché por primera vez la melodía de “El cóndor pasa” siendo un niño a través de la versión de la canción “If I could” del grupo Simon and Garfunkel en un casette que era de mis padres, y siempre me pareció épica y
Fidel Guigui (winds) has been a member of Urubamba since 2005. “When I was 13, my mother came home with a record she had heard while passing by one of the many record stores on Corrientes Avenue in Buenos Aires. She liked it and bought it. It was the Urubamba album produced by Paul Simon.
Pablo Trosman met Jorge Milchberg in 1978. A few months later, Jorge invited him to Europe to tour with his group Los Incas. During this time, a deep friendship formed between Jorge and Pablo, as well as a fruitful collaboration that would last for years. Pablo, with his open and innovative guitar playing, found a
Olivier, son of Jorge Milchberg, began his musical career with Los Incas and Urubamba at the age of 18. “I was born in Paris, and grew up immersed in the best of Andean folklore of that time: my father Jorge rehearsed at home with other musicians such as Uña Ramos, Jorge Cumbo (my mentor on
Traditional music serves a ritual function, far from the entertainment spectacle. Trying to replicate, note by note, these music pieces outside their context in a performance hall will never fulfill their initial purpose, which is primarily a quest for unity and connection in both our physical and spiritual reality.The only way to serve the spirit
Through his work, Maestro Jorge Milchberg is a “integrator”; he masterfully connected different musical styles to harmoniously coexist. Firstly, we see the reflection of his academic background in the delicate treatment of sound and expression in every note. On the other hand, his Argentine and Latin American identity shines through in the rhythms and melodies
Urubamba opened the doors to the “New Andean Folklore“ In 1982, Urubamba embarked on a historic triumphant tour in Argentina, initiating a new approach to folklore. Urubamba, 1982, Auditorio Belgrano, Buenos AiresJorge Milchberg – Lucho Gonzales – Jorge Cumbo – Hernan Pagola – Pablo Trosman The following video is a very personal version of El
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After the international success of the song El Condor Pasa (played by Los Incas, sung by Simon), Paul Simon invited Jorge Milchberg to tour with him in the U.S and Japan in 1973. The next year they recorded the album Urubamba at A&R Studios in New York with :Jorge Milchberg : Charango, artistic directorUña Ramos :
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