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Timpana fuses different artistic languages: music, theater, dance and ritual. She has released two studio albums; Alma Perdida in 2011, and “GWANDENA” in 2022 under the Sounds and Colors label. She has also collaborated musically with a wide variety of artists, and created the musical documentary “Viaje al Mar Verde” She has played in Mexico, Bolivia and Brazil at performing arts and music festivals.
Timpana
Timpana is a Bolivian artist/producer, actress and singer.She composes and produces music based on native world vocal techniques with strong Afro-Andean and Amazonian influences that are further revealed on her latest album, Gwandena.
The themes of the songs revolve around myths, folk tales and ancestral knowledge, always aiming to address contemporary issues, such as freedom of expression, female empowerment, environmental dissidence, thus channeling a utopia of Andean- Amazonian futurism.