Los Incas is a group known for Andean music

Andean music

Andean music comes from the general area inhabited by Quechuas, Aymaras and other peoples that lived roughly in the area of the Inca Empire prior to European contact. It includes folklore music of parts of Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela...

. They are best known in North America

North America

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 for accompanying Simon and Garfunkel

Simon and Garfunkel

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 on the song "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" included on the duo's fifth album, Bridge Over Troubled Water

Bridge over Troubled Water

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. Later on, they provided accompaniment on "Duncan

Duncan (song)

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", featured on Paul Simon

Paul Simon

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's first solo album Paul Simon

Paul Simon (album)

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, and toured with Simon (as Urubamba

Urubamba (group)

Urubamba was a music group consisting of musicians from Argentina and Uruguay, founded in 1956 by Jorge Milchberg. Urubamba, at the time known as "Los Incas" introduced Paul Simon to Andean music in the mid sixties, and then toured and recorded with Simon .Urubamba featured the Argentines Jorge...

) in the early seventies, appearing on the Live Rhymin' album and releasing a pair of albums under their new name. In later years, they reverted to their original name of "Los Incas" and released several more albums on the French Buda Records label.

Members

• Jorge Milchberg — charango
  Charango
  The charango is a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, 66 cm long, traditionally made with the shell of the back of an armadillo. Primarily played in traditional Andean music, and is sometimes used by other Latin American musicians. Many contemporary charangos are now made with...
  
  
• Rob Yaffee — cello
  Cello
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• Olivier Milchberg — guitar
  Guitar
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  , flute
  Flute
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• Lupe Vega - voice
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• Juan Dalera - flute
  Flute
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• Moises Arnaiz - guitar
  Guitar
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• Jorge Trasante - percussion

and last and least important the member son of the sun the last and only survivor of the culture Kedson Lopez also known as: Lord Nelson the mecanical of Folclore, Juan, comrade Cirilo, The Mesyy of Ancash, The prince of Ancash in Lima (parody of prince of rap in bell air), the leader of andahuailas and leader of the popular party black of useless people, also known by his albums Kedson Manda.

Discography

• Urubamba (as Urubamba), 1973
• Un Pedazo del Infinito, 1982
• El Condor Pasa, 1985
• Alegria, 1995
• Un Instant d'éternité, 1996
• Los Incas en Concierto, 2000 (live album)
• El Ultimo, 2002