Andean Charango Music and the Quechua–Aymara Musical Revival (1950s–present)

1. Ernesto Cavour founds a charango museum

   Jan 1, 1962Labels: Ernesto Cavour, Museo del

   • Ernesto Cavour
   • Bolivian Express

2. Peña Naira opens as a folk-music hub

   Mar 1, 1966Labels: Pe a, La Paz

   • Pe a Naira
   • Pe a Naira

3. Los Jairas form and popularize charango-centered “neo-folklore”

   Jun 1, 1966Labels: Los Jairas, Neo-folklore

   • Los Jairas
   • Los Jairas FR

4. Nueva Canción Chilena grows, adopting Andean instruments

   Jan 1, 1968Labels: Nueva Canci, Chile

   • Nueva Canci n
   • Inti Illimani

5. Los Jairas tour Europe, exporting Bolivian charango styles

   Jan 1, 1969Labels: Los Jairas, European tour

   • Ernesto Cavour ES
   • Los Jairas

6. Illapu forms, linking Andean roots to Nueva Canción

   Jan 1, 1971Labels: Illapu, Chile

   • Illapu
   • Illapu ES

7. Los Kjarkas form, building a new mass audience

   Jun 23, 1971Labels: Los Kjarkas, Cochabamba

   • Kjarkas History
   • Los Kjarkas

8. Hugo Banzer’s coup triggers repression affecting peñas

   Aug 21, 1971Labels: Hugo Banzer, Pe a

   • Pe a Naira
   • Banzer

9. Sukay forms and helps spread Andean charango music in North America

   Jan 1, 1975Labels: Sukay, North America

   • Sukay ES
   • Sukay

10. Savia Andina officially forms, showcasing virtuoso charango

    Jul 15, 1975Labels: Savia Andina, Eddy Navia

    • Savia Andina
    • Savia Andina ES

11. Ruphay shifts to Indigenous languages and reduced European instruments

    Jan 1, 1977Labels: Ruphay, Indigenous languages

    • Ruphay

12. Cavour refounds an expanded national instrument museum

    Jan 1, 1984Labels: Ernesto Cavour, Museo de

    • Ernesto Cavour ES
    • Ernesto Cavour

13. Peña Pachamama opens in San Francisco as a long-running Andean hub

    Jan 1, 1998Labels: Pe a, San Francisco

    • Sukay
    • Sukay ES

14. Ernesto Cavour dies, marking an era in charango revival

    Aug 7, 2022Labels: Ernesto Cavour, Charango revival

    • Ernesto Cavour
    • Ernesto Cavour ES