Los Kjarkas
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Los Kjarkas is a Bolivia
n band from the Capinota Province
in the department of Cochabamba, one of the most popular Andean pop
bands in the country's history. An unauthorised translation of their song Llorando se fue by French producers Jean Karakos and Olivier Lorsac resulted in Kaoma
's hit, Lambada, Don Omar
's Taboo
and Jennifer Lopez
's single On The Floor
samples Los Kjarkas's single Llorando se fue
. After a successful lawsuit, Kaoma paid up and licensed the song. Kjarkas have also founded two schools teaching Andean folk music; the Musical School of Kjarkas (Lima
, Peru
) and La Fundación Kjarkas (Ecuador
). They have toured across Japan, Europe and Scandinavia, the United States, South America and Australia, they currently have over 350 songs composed by them.
The band's leader has always been a singer, guitarist and songwriter Gonzalo Hermosa González, who formed the band with his brothers Elmer Hermosa González and Ulises Hermosa González, as well as Gastón Guardia Bilboa and Ramiro de la Zerda. De la Zerda left group to form Grupo Fortaleza and Ulises Hermosa died of cancer in 1992, replaced by Eduardo Yáñez Loayza, Rolando Malpartida Porcel and José Luis Morales Rodríguez. By 2002, however, Japanese born Makoto Shishido, Lin Angulo, & Gonzalo Hermosa González junior had replaced Yáñez, Porcel, & Rodríguez.
Makoto joined the band after seeing them play in Japan. Los kjarkas have performed in many different countries and in almost all of the continents; this makes them the most successful folk band from Bolivia.
In the later 2000s, however, Elmer Hermosa was diagnosed with diabetes http://www.la-razon.com/versiones/20081122_006464/nota_253_715843.htm.
In 2010, Edwin Castellanos became mayor of the city of Cochabamba
. http://edwincastellanos.net/
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n band from the Capinota Province
Capinota Province
Capinota is one of sixteen provinces in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is the city of Capinota. The province has a population of 25,582 inhabitants .- Subdivision :...
in the department of Cochabamba, one of the most popular Andean pop
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...
bands in the country's history. An unauthorised translation of their song Llorando se fue by French producers Jean Karakos and Olivier Lorsac resulted in Kaoma
Kaoma
Kaoma was a pop group made up in France of former members of the band Touré Kunda: Chyco Dru , Jacky Arconte , Jean-Claude Bonaventure , Michel Abihssira , Fania , and Loalwa Braz , Chico and Roberta...
's hit, Lambada, Don Omar
Don Omar
Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey (born William Omar Landrón Rivera; February 10, 1978, is a Puerto Rican Reggaetón singer and actor.-Early life:...
's Taboo
Taboo
A taboo is a strong social prohibition relating to any area of human activity or social custom that is sacred and or forbidden based on moral judgment, religious beliefs and or scientific consensus. Breaking the taboo is usually considered objectionable or abhorrent by society...
and Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
's single On The Floor
On the Floor
"On the Floor" is a song by American recording artist and actress Jennifer Lopez, featuring Latin American rapper Pitbull. It was released by Island Records on February 11, 2011, as the lead single from Lopez's seventh studio album, Love?...
samples Los Kjarkas's single Llorando se fue
Llorando se fue
"Llorando se fue" is a Bolivian folk song recorded by Los Kjarkas in 1981 on the album Canto a la mujer de mi pueblo and released as a B-side of the "Wa ya yay" single in 1982. The song is very popular in Latin America since the 1980's and has been covered several times...
. After a successful lawsuit, Kaoma paid up and licensed the song. Kjarkas have also founded two schools teaching Andean folk music; the Musical School of Kjarkas (Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
) and La Fundación Kjarkas (Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
). They have toured across Japan, Europe and Scandinavia, the United States, South America and Australia, they currently have over 350 songs composed by them.
The band's leader has always been a singer, guitarist and songwriter Gonzalo Hermosa González, who formed the band with his brothers Elmer Hermosa González and Ulises Hermosa González, as well as Gastón Guardia Bilboa and Ramiro de la Zerda. De la Zerda left group to form Grupo Fortaleza and Ulises Hermosa died of cancer in 1992, replaced by Eduardo Yáñez Loayza, Rolando Malpartida Porcel and José Luis Morales Rodríguez. By 2002, however, Japanese born Makoto Shishido, Lin Angulo, & Gonzalo Hermosa González junior had replaced Yáñez, Porcel, & Rodríguez.
Makoto joined the band after seeing them play in Japan. Los kjarkas have performed in many different countries and in almost all of the continents; this makes them the most successful folk band from Bolivia.
In the later 2000s, however, Elmer Hermosa was diagnosed with diabetes http://www.la-razon.com/versiones/20081122_006464/nota_253_715843.htm.
In 2010, Edwin Castellanos became mayor of the city of Cochabamba
Cochabamba
Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 608,276 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people...
. http://edwincastellanos.net/