Urubamba (group)

Urubamba was a music group consisting of musicians from various South-American countries, founded in 1956 by Jorge Milchberg. Urubamba introduced Paul Simon to Andean music in the early seventies, and then toured and recorded with Simon (El Condor Pasa). Urubamba, who featured the Argentine Jorge Cumbo on the quena flute, was also known as "Los Incas". Milchberg's style stayed close to the folklore of the altiplanos (highlands) of Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile, but two albums, "Un Pedazo del Infinito" and "Urubamba" are remarkable due to their esoteric, almost meditative moods. Milchberg's later recordings, both on the French Budha label, feature him as a soloist on charango ("Charango") or in a small ensemble ("Los Incas en Concert") with his son, Olivier Milchberg, accompanied by cello, guitar, pan pipes (zampoñas), and drum (bombo).

External links

* [http://boleadora.com/urubnot.htm Urubamba]
* [http://inca.by.ru/urubamba/urubamba.htm Urubamba biography and dicography] es icon
* [http://www.diariobuenosaires.com.ar/nota2.asp?IDNoticia=13452 Band's history] es icon