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- country:Bolivia
- style(s):Instrumental
- label:Karumanta
- artist posted by:Oscar Reynolds
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Bolivian-native Oscar Reynolds is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and recording artist who has been touching audiences with his unique and flavorful music for over 15 years. Mr. Reynolds’ magical bamboo flutes from the Andes combined with passionate South American guitar and delightful percussion make up his distinctive music that prides itself of its Bolivian, South American, and Spanish flair. Mr. Reynolds’ music takes its roots in the ancient musical tradition of his Inca ancestors that thrived long before the Spanish invasion. Oscar has played his own music as well as traditional folk music from the Andes in Brazil, Bolivia, parts of South America, and now the United States.
Mr. Reynolds currently plays as a soloist simultaneously playing the guitar, antara (panpipes arranged in a semi-circle), synthesizer, and percussion. He was also the lead flutist and guitarist of his musical group Karumanta, which he formed in 1991. Listeners unanimously agree that the wonderful variety of his music, which ranges from passionate to tranquil, is both inspiring and calming.
Mr. Reynolds has performed at festivals, malls, galleries, five-star hotels, and special events throughout the Bay Area, as well as in Oregon, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Some of the prominent places where he has performed include El Encuentro del Canto Popular, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, and the prestigious Institute of American Indian Arts Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He has also taught classes at The Mission Cultural Center.
Mr. Reynolds has been a guest recording artist for several Native American, New Age, and children’s music recordings, and his music was featured in the movie Follow Me Home at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 1996. He has recorded with guitar master Enrique Coria and flamenco guitarist Chuscales, and has shared the stage with celebrated Peruvian singer Cecilia Barraza, among others. Aside from playing the guitar, antara, synthesizer, and percussion, Mr. Reynolds is also a master of the quena (single-reed Andean flute) as well as other Andean wind instruments, charango (Andean version of the guitar with five double strings), and keyboard. In addition, Mr. Reynolds makes zampoñas and antaras that he uses when playing live. He is also a sound engineer, producer, and a lawyer in Bolivia.