Los Jairas are a folk music band from Bolivia. They have worked with Los Condores. Their work features the charango, a stringed instrument from Bolivia.
They were formed in 1965 by .
Members of the band:
- Ernesto Cavour - charango
- Edgar Joffré - voice, drums, zampoña
- Julio Godoy
- Gilbert Favre - quena
Favre was a Swiss jazz player who played the quena with great skill and sensitivity.
On several of their albums, they featured the late Alfredo Dominguez, one of the finest Bolivian guitar players who wrote and composed many songs. His appearance on the album Grito de Bolivia was the highlights of Los Jairas' research into neo-folklore.
Read more about Los Jairas: Partial Discography
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