Briefly describe some musical groups who illustrate how the “Andean Sound is becoming part of the sonic scene from Europe to Japan [Worlds of Music citing Céspedes, 1993].” If possible list the U.S. areas from which the groups originate

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• Otavalo [Quichua] musicians are performing everywhere—malls, street corners, music festivals, and in concert halls and clubs on six continents "and recording and selling their music at locales around the world [Worlds of Music citing Meisch, 1997]."
• Amauta —Chilean and Bolivian musicians playing traditional Andean instruments (Seattle-based)
• Condor—ensemble of "professional, college-educated musicians [who focus on] traditional Andean musics" (Corvallis, Oregon-based)
• Andanzas—perform a variety of traditional musics from Latin America and the Caribbean (widely traveled, 4-member Andean group)
• Andesmanta—Ecuadorian musicians playing traditional highland Ecuadorian musics in addition to other South American folk musics
• Sukay—formed as a group in 1974 with some eight albums by 1994
• Chaskinakuy — husband and wife duo self-described as "dedicated revivalists" performing songs in Quechua/Quichua and Spanish on a variety of many native Andean instruments; for example, the Peruvian wayno, "Amor imposible" to be taken up below (California-based)
• [See Worlds of Music for meaning and derivation of names of groups.]

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