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Huayucaltia
Biography
The full spectrum of Latin American music -- from traditional to contemporary -- has been explored by Los Angeles-based band, Huayucaltia. Blending Andean folk music, jazz, classical and nueva cancion (new song), Huayucaltia continuously stretch the limits of their repertoire. The recipients of a NAIRD (National Association of Independant Record Distributors And Manufacturers) award for "Best Latin MUsic Album" for their 1989 album, Horizontes, Huayucaltia has been hailed by the press for their unique approach to Latin music. The Nashville Banner called the group, "passionate, sensual and exotic. They mesh various traditional Latin American and melodies into a distinct modern sound unlike the music of any particular culture or time". In a review of their 1988 album, Caminos, CD Review wrote, "If you heard (this album) without first listening to Incan traditional music, you may not realize how polished, how virtuosic, how cosmoplitan, this updated expression of South American culture has become." The musicians of Huayucaltia are as varied as their repertoire. The group, which takes its name from the Nahuatl word meaning both unity and brotherhood, includes musicians and vocalists from Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Mexico and the United States.
Selected Discography

El Tiempo
2006