Chuquimamani-Condori

Chuquimamani-Condori is a multidisciplinary artist & musician belonging to the Pakajaqi nation of Aymara people. They blend traditional drum & ceremonial music from their Pakajaqueño family, full of harsh, colorful synths & noise, said to “recreate the cacophony of the first aurora, the call of chuqi chinchay”, described by listeners as “astonishing in its unabashed emotional vulnerability & raw, chaotic, even violent noise overload”, “like stargazing, making a bonfire, profoundly uplifting and human”, & “spiritual, boundary liquefying” music.

Their new album ‘DJ E’ was released in November 2023.

Previous recent works include Rayo Mix (2022), Across the Policed World: A Transnocturnal Huayño (2022), and Amaru’s Tongue: Daughter (2021), a collaborative work with Joshua Chuquimia Crampton. They also continue to do work with AIM SoCal, the Southern California chapter of the American Indian Movement (founded in 1968).