Irma Osno - Ayla Ayachucho - Japan Mini LP CD

Credits:

Irma Osno

Description:

Irma Osno has been playing her own unique Andean music with her last album, "Taki". This is her first solo album in seven and a half years, and it presents an even deeper version of Irma's world. Irma Osno was born in Uarcas, in the Ayacucho region of the Peruvian Andes, and grew up with traditional music. She later became a teacher in the capital city of Lima, where she also began working with an Ayacucho folk dance troupe. She later moved to Japan, where she continued her performing arts activities, including music and dance, and has collaborated with artists such as Shin Sasakubo, Anna Sato-Anna, and OOIOO, in addition to her solo activities. The Ayacucho region where she was born is said to be a treasure trove of Peruvian folklore, and Irma has consistently performed the music of the indigenous Quechua-speaking people there. ● The music she sings and plays expresses the Andean natural world, worldview, and various things that exist in daily life, sometimes using metaphors. It can be said that she is singing the songs (music) made by her ancestors before they came to be called folklore. The album also focuses on the traditional music of the Huayno and Carnaval regions of the Ayacucho Province, but with a core of voice performance based on the Irma tradition that is so spiritual and intense that once heard, it is unforgettable. The album is a unique Andean music that brings out the depths of the music through free thinking arrangements and sound processing that could not have been possible in Peru. The album title "Isla" is a Quechua concept that represents the seeding of life, in which humans, animals, and plants are present and continue to sow life from the past, present, and future. The eight Quechua songs on this album are the result of my encounters with people who believe in music as a deep, quiet, calming force that allows them to continue to exist, just as they are.