Los Jairas was a Bolivian folk music group that was active in the 1960s. Their work features the charango, a stringed instrument from Bolivia.

World Music wrote that "In Bolivia innumerable groups have followed the Los Jairas model. Among the more prominent — through tours or recordings — are Los K'jarkas, Savia Andina, Khanata, Los Quipus, Wara, Los Yuras, Grupo Aymara and Paja Brava."

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Partial discography

  • Los Jairas
  • Edgar Joffre - Los Jairas
  • Grito de Bolivia- Los Jairas (1967)
  • Sempre con...Los Jairas (1969)
  • Edgar "Yayo" Joffre y Los Jairas (1969)
  • La Flute Des Andes (1970)
  • Lo Mejor de los Jairas (1974)
  • Los Jairas en vivo (1976)
  • Canto a la viva (1978)
  • Al Pueblo de mis Ancestros (1992)

References

  • Los Jairas (group website)
  • No Hay Revolucion Sin Canciones: Bolivian Nationalism and its Journey to the World Stage