The Bolivian music

Bolivian music is widely disseminated

throughout the world, generically it is
called "Andean music", which has allowed
in many cases neighbouring countries to
try to appropriate it.
Curiosities about Bolivian music
Bolivian music also presents many features
of Spanish culture, influence acquired in
colonial times.
Bolivian music dates back centuries,
before modern arrangements, (applied in
the 60s), made it known, thus contributing
to the dissemination of folk customs and
traditions, inside and outside the country.
That's when when talking about Bolivian
music, one thinks of "Andean music."
(See: typical dances of Bolivia).
history of bolivian music
Bolivian music or Andean music was
belittled and even repudiated, due to the
rejection of the indigenous influence that
their musical compositions presented.
In 1966, in La Paz, a musical group
emerged, a faithful exponent of Andean
music called Los Jairas, who, like other
great and important artists of the time, such
as the guitarist Alfredo Dominguez, were in
charge of taking it to Latin American
countries and Europe.
This begins the origin of “neo-folklore”,
which is nothing more than a new and
delicate way of interpreting the indigenous
music of Bolivia.
Bolivian food
Without a doubt, the typical dishes
in Bolivia are silpancho, pique
macho, chajchu, chola sandwich,
anticucho, salteñas, chancho, sonso
de yuca, and majadito. What are
the typical desserts of Bolivia? The
typical desserts of Bolivia are the
wedge, the tawa tawas, and the
humintas.
typical dances of Bolivia
The Morenada
La Morenada's theme is the Spanish colonization of the 16th century, which resorted to a
massive importation of black African slaves to work in the mines of Potosí.
The dance satirically presents the difficult working conditions of the miners, and the
melancholic music gives proof of their pain and suffering.
Chained slaves, stiff from the cold of the plateau, and crushed under the weight of the loads
they must carry, all these working conditions are transcribed in the jerking steps of the
dark-skinned dancers and in their imposing costume weighing more than 25 kilos.
Under his black mask decorated with long feathers, a white wig symbolizes the snow that
the African slaves discovered with astonishment.
The Diablada
She was born in the mining city of Oruro in the 17th - 18th century in religious homage of
the Spanish to the miraculous Virgin of Candelaria or Virgin of the Socavón, whose painting
was discovered in the house of the famous thief Nina Nina, and considered the protective
mother of the miners.
This spectacular dance puts on stage different characters that symbolize the fight of good
against evil: devils with masks wear brightly colored clothes embroidered with golden
designs, with Lucifer (master of demons) at their head personifying the 7 deadly sins and the
demoness of the China Supay hills.
Opposed to the devils, the archangel Saint Michael with his 7 virtues leads the dance after
having challenged and triumphed over Lucifer.
Bear and condor figures participate in the dance. La Diablada is the symbol of the Oruro
carnival.