ENG: As my project concluded at the end of March, I would like to share some thoughts and additional information about the sustainability of the musical bamboo project itself. My project has produced several pathways for further transdisciplinary and applied research. I hope that some of these pathways will materialize in the future, allowing for […]
Musical Bamboos and TIPAs Bolivia
ENG: What a major achievement for the conservation of plant biodiversity in Bolivia! On March 18th, the book “Tropical Important Plant Areas (TIPAs) in Bolivia” was presented. I contributed information (such as species occurrences) about the musical bamboos of the Bolivian Andes. I am happy to have played a small but meaningful role in this […]
Policy Paper about Musical Bamboos
ENG: My current transdisciplinary project, “From Native Bamboos to Indigenous Flutes”, funded by the German Research Foundation, will conclude in two weeks. As I reach the end of this two-year journey, I am publishing a policy paper on musical bamboos on the website of Conservación Amazónica – ACEAA. This document summarizes the current sustainability challenges […]
Musical Bamboos in The Sound of Change Podcast
Yesterday, my contribution to the podcast “The Sound of Change: Musikinstrumente im Wandel von Umwelt, Gesellschaft und Digitalität” (Musical Instruments in the Transformation of Environment, Society, and Digitality) was published by Melusina Press. Many thanks to Anne Baillot and Torsten Roeder for this opportunity, and to Celia Fritze-Nabjinsky for the production and editing. Here is […]
Bambúes Musicales: Un Poema de Luis Vasquez
Agradezco profundamente a Luis Vasquez (Tintin) por este hermoso poema el cúal nos presentó en la presentación de mis libros el mes pasado en el Ayllu K’alaqaya. LOS BAMBÚES MUSICALES: Achachilas, wak’as, apus tutelaresEl viento sopla melodías ancestralesLos Andes lloran su memoria musicalY como lágrimas, los ríos recorren su identidadHasta llegar a los Yungas: Zongo, […]
3preguntas@RuthmeryPillcoHuarcaya
ENG: Regarding recent records of Jukumaris or Andean bears in areas of the Yungas of La Paz, for example in Chojlla and the Mururata mountain range, a place where tuquru bamboo is collected, I am very pleased to invite Ruthmery Pillco Huarcaya to the next interview in 3preguntas@. I had already introduced her in one […]
Presentation: The Future of Musical Bamboos
ENG: In a few hours, I will be presenting at Ayllu K’alaqaya, Villa Dolores, in El Alto, on the future of musical bamboos. This event promises a vibrant debate on sustainability challenges and how we can contribute to addressing them. With music of Ayllua K’alaqaya, Elenco Autoctono Jach’a Tunupa, and Taqui Acllas. Comments by Carlos […]
Photographic Exhibition and Book Presentation
Last Tuesday, I presented my photobook and practice manual at the Casa Museo Iné Córdova – Gil Imaná in the city of La Paz. The event began and concluded with musical performances. Special thanks to flute maker Marcelino Mollo Villca for demonstrating the art of making panpipes. And a thousand thanks to everyone who was […]
Upcoming Presentation in the National Art Museum in La Paz
ENG: Thanks to Rolando Flores for having invited me to participate in the 2nd Seminar on Autochthonous Music of Bolivia: Sonorities, Territories and Projection, orgnized by the ensemble Aires Indios. The program looks very interesting, and I will be presenting on November 28th new insights into a sound ecology of musical bamboos. ESP: Gracias a […]
Tuquru Sourcing Regions (Photo Gallery)
ENG: Yesterday, I pubslished some photos about chhalla bamboo sourcing regions. Today I show you some photos and impressions of tuquru sourcing regions. ESP: Ayer publiqué algunas fotos sobre las regiones de recolección de las chhallas. Hoy les muestro algunas fotos e impresiones sobre las regiones de recolección de tuquru. Carijana Chuspipata Kara Huasi Umamarka
The Musical Bamboos of the Bolivian Andes 