Los Kjarkas in Stockholm: Free the nostalgic feeling of the Bolivians

The music of Los Kjarkas of Bolivia has transported for some instants to the skies of The Andes, with songs that speak of love, of the life and of the pain, joins with all the latin-americans that by diverse reasons fse find out of its country.

They see that we should improve.. The world in which we go to inhabit. We go. Our life begins here. And the future awaits us.. (Of the song: By A New World, Los Kjarkas)

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (by: Jaime Padilla).- Near 700 persons Friday 17 October, they united in this capital, their voices to the first musical interpretation of The Kjarkas. The song explosionó as a hymn of hope. A Bolivian flag with a black tape in sign of sorrow, by the painful consequences in Bolivia because of an associate-political conflict that entered then to its uncertainty week quarter, adorned the fund of the setting of the Teater Solna Gymnasiet.

An in love applause received the six members of Los Kjarkas. Since the member setting of the Association Antawara, organizers of the spectacle, they communicated briefly al public the last news originating from the country. It was little more than the 7 of the night, all standing kept a minute of silence by them fallen in Bolivia. «Our life begins here../ and the future awaits us..» the song: By A New World, they intoned Los Kjarkas and the public one happy agitating its flags; the Bolivian and the wiphala, joined with them. In each face an emotional expression was noted, a species of magic reigned in the environment and more than one broke in tears.

Teddy Chivi, that since a neighboring city was transferred to attend al concert would say: «The music of Los Kjarkas have transported us for some instants to our country, with songs that speak of love, of the life and of the pain, joins with all who we find us for diverse reasons out of our land». Without doubt Los Kjarkas have «an itself not what» but have also a great control of setting, though the artistic name is known in the world, not all its members have traveled the three decades of path. However all they forged the history of successes of this group.

Los Kjarkas, of now they would rescue also of the remembrance for those persons that have arrived at these lands at the beginning of 1980, the song: Cutimuy (Returns), original composition of Gonzalo Hermosa, it sung in that epoch when he as soloist had entered in the artistic environment with the name of Andrés Tierra y Sentimiento. His interpretation convulses again al public and the applauses are prolonged for various minutes. "The nostalgias are used to curing with songs that have marked in some moment our lives", commented Vladimir Ariscurinaga, former leader union Bolivian.

A rumor traveled through among the public in sense that the president Sánchez de Lozada would have fled to Holy Cross. "It is inminete their renunciation" they added other. The relój that pendía in a walkway near the setting, indicated the 21.13 hours and the concert went in half. The songs interpreted by Los Kjarkas stimulated the festive environment of the Bolivians.

The nice note of this action was starred in by the musician of the group; Makoto, young Japanese artist of origin, at a time when this interpreted a composition of Los Kjarkas in its maternal tongue. In the same framework, the club of fans of Los Kjarkas performed the rifa of a charango and an I puncture original of the group, whose collection would be destined the children of scarce resources of the provinces of Cochabamba. «We will carry toys in the Christmas to the children of La Cumbre», the guitarist said Eduardo Yañes, thanking the supportive support of the public.

The artists on the setting are delivered as someone would say in «soul and body» to his songs, because sing and touch his instruments with fulgurante forces. «To the Mother-in-law» a Peruvian theme of rhythm, he elevated again since the seats to scores of Peruvian citizens of origin that you gladdenned shared the magic of the music. «Where they are the Chilean brothers» one of the components said, and the tribunal confirmed with happiness their presence.

The presence of Los Kjarkas in Sweden, expands the space artistics Bolivian in the scandinavian countries. Its step by Oslo, capital of Norway, some media of press of that country emphasized that the Norwegians next to the Latin-American and Bolivian colony they overflowed also there of happiness with the creators of the Lambada, (whose original title is Crying was). "They go where they go Los Kjarkas captivate to its public by its original style and its various musical repertoire that traspone borders", insisted a commentator of radio.

After Sweden idem experiences in Italy -last country that would visit before returning to Bolivia- will mark -without doubt- a new milestone in the artistic career of this group that diffuses tirelessly the musical patrimony of its town.