Luzmila Carpio

[2] As a small child, she learned the daily songs of the Quechua and Aymara indigenous peoples that inhabit the Bolivian Altiplano.

[citation needed] Afterwards, "Siway Azucena", a melody composed by her inspired by the music of Northern Potosí, spread throughout the country, the first truly indigenous song to have widespread popular success.

[citation needed] Contrary to the prevalent trend of modernisation, she started looking deeper into the cultural and musical ways of the Andes and singing in Quechua, rather than Spanish.

In this quest, she authored and coauthored a number of songs for children: "Ima sarata munanki" ("What kind of corn do you want"), "Aylluman kutiripuna" ("Let us return to the community") and many others.

According to Sergio Cáceres, former Bolivian ambassador to UNESCO, "Luzmilla suffered a double discrimination in Bolivia by being at the same time indigenous and a woman in a very racist and male dominated society.

[2] Yuyay Jap’ina Tapes was named one of Rolling Stone’s 10 best Latin albums of 2015 and referred to Carpio as being "possibly the most prolific indigenous artist in South America".