Los De Pukara

Bolivian band playing folklore of the Huaycho region, founded in June 1974. The original members were classmates at the Colegio Ayacucho. The musicians on the first 2 LPs (and 1 EP) on the Lauro label were: Jose Guzman Tapia, Rodolfo Almanza, Franz Ochoa, Moises Flores, and Sabino Orozco. In 1975 the band moved to the Lyra label, and were joined by new members like Alberto Ticona and Milton Finny. Over time the group fluctuated with different people and recorded again on Lauro and Lyra labels. By the 1990s multiple groups existed with the Pukara name, as some former members started their own groups, and there were also imitators of their style.