Huayucaltia

Founded: 1985 in Los Angeles

Origin of name: derived from the Nahuatl word huayolcayotl, which literally means "kinship"

Have toured: throughout the West Coast, Southeast and Midwest of the United States, and Perú.

Style: instrumental fusion of Andean, Afro-Peruvian, jazz, rock and classical influences, rooted on the ideals of the Latin American New Song (nueva cancion or trova) movement of the 1970's

Members: four immigrants from four South American countries and a U.S.-born citizen. Cindy Harding from Palo Alto, California; Julio Ledezma from Misiones, Argentina; Hernan Pinilla from Bogota, Colombia; Antonio Ezkauriatza from Mexico City via Monterrey; Peruvian Ciro Hurtado from Moyobamba via Lima

Web site: www.huayucaltia.com