Birth name Jaime Torres Years active 1948–present Genres Folklore, classic Website jaimetorres.com.ar | Occupation(s) Musician, composer Name Jaime Torres Instruments Charango Role Musician | |
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Born 21 September 1938 (age 85)
San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina ( 1938-09-21 ) Albums Chaypi, Charango, Sonkko, America Similar People Chango Farias Gomez, Julia Elena Davalos, Mercedes Sosa, Minino Garay, Malik Mezzadri | ||
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Jaime Torres (born 21 September 1938) is an Argentine musician, son of Bolivian immigrants and a world-renowned interpreter of charango. He was disciple of Mauro Núñez, a Bolivian musician and luthier that built his first musical instruments.
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In 1974, the performer, along with his band, participated in the opening show of the World Cup soccer in Germany. A year later, Jaime Torres organized a local meeting of instrumentalists, repeating the same experience with children in 1980. In 1988 the musician composed the music for the film "La deuda interna", that was nominated for an Oscar.
In 1964 he participated in the recording of the Misa Criolla with Ariel Ramírez, and in 1965 he made his first European tour.
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