Los Kjarkas

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Los Kjarkas is a Bolivian band from Capinota (a Province in the department of Cochabamba), one of the most popular Andean pop bands in the country's recent history. Their most popular song, "Llorando se Fue", where some of the basic melodies and harmonies are based on Bolivian popular music in the public domain. An unauthorised translation of the song by French producers; Jean Karakos and Olivier Lorsac resulted in Kaoma's hit, Lambada. After a successful lawsuit, Kaoma paid up and licensed the song. Kjarkas have also founded two schools teaching Andean folk music; the Musical School of Kjarkas (Lima, Peru) and La Fundación Kjarkas (Ecuador). They have toured across Japan, Europe and Scandinavia, the United States and South America, they currently have over 350 songs composed by them.