Calchakis-3 CDs

Albums are:Misa Criola (a full sacred mass), Harp, Marimbas and Latin American Guitars, and Flutes, Guitars and Argentinian Songs.
The music is from Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Mexico, Peru, Columbia etc

Los Calchakis is a group of Andean folk music founded in France in 1960 by the musician and painter from Buenos Aires Héctor Miranda (Calchay) and his wife Ana Maria Miranda (Huaÿta). They are considered as one of the most important folk groups in Latin America , with more than 40 recordings to their credit.

In 1964, through the Chilean folklorist Violeta Parra , the group is presented to the record company Arion, with which they record their later albums. In 1969, the trio formed by Héctor Miranda, Nicolas Pérez González and Gonzalo Reig, joined the Chilean musician Sergio Arriagada and in 1970, the Argentine Rodolfo Dalera. In 1972 they interpreted the soundtrack of the film State of siege of Costa Gavras , composed by the Greek musician Mikis Theodorakis . 1

During its more than 50 years of existence, Los Calchakis have brought their Latin American music through numerous scenes from North America and Europe: from the Olympia Theater in Paris to the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico; From the Victoria Hall in Geneva to the Lisner Auditorium in Washington ; From Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen to the Monumental Theater in Madrid .

At present the group members usually reside in France: Hector Miranda, founder of the group, Sergio Arriagada, Enrique Capuano, Pablo Urquiza and Osvaldo Muslera.





Sample-Kyrie from 'Misa Criolla'