Zumbayllu - file under: folk Bolivia

Zumbayllu officially works since 1989 as a duo, and for larger stages they work with 2/3 guestmusicians (for the electric bass; and for assistance with kena, wind-instruments, backing-vocals, drums and stringed instruments)
The duo consists of : Hans Elzinga : he plays all stringed instruments (i.a. different guitars, typical stringed instruments from Boliva like charango and k'onkota), percussion instruments, moceños (typical flutes from the Andes), lead- and backing vocals, he is musical director.
Anneke van Rijswijk : she plays all wind-instruments (panpipes in various lengths), tarkas (wooden flutes from Bolivia), moceños, bombo (drum), chajchas (rattles), small percussion instruments, lead- and backing vocals, she is responsible for cultural research.
Zumbayllu already made 9 recordings, and assisted as well with recordings from other artists (i.a. the Uruguay-singer Luis Barros). We mention the most important recordings :
1990 - a cassette with which they had success in Bolivia with the song : Tinku de Mayo
1996/USA a.o.1997 - CD Wayra - Pan nr. 160 - file under: folk Bolivia (label : Pan Records, the Netherlands)
2001 - CD Amalaya - Pan nr. 189 - file under : folk Bolivia (label: Pan Records, the Netherlands)

• article submitted by: Anneke van Rijswijk, Zumbayllu