Vivinavi : Chiba : (Japan) Chiba

Three Andes]
Japanese singer living in Bolivia ・ Started in 2019 as a tour band for Hiroyuki Akimoto's visit to Japan. Each member is a musician representing Andean music in Japan, and the band has been well received for its powerful and enjoyable performance and friendly talk, making South America feel familiar to the audience.
With the aim of spreading Andean music throughout Japan, the band tours the country every year. Tour 2023-24" will take them to more than 30 prefectures in 3 months.

[3-Man Andes Tour Special Page] http://kencharango.com/3nin



[Hiroyuki Akimoto / Guitar ・ Vocal]
24 years living in Bolivia, finally half of his life is in Bolivia. Japanese singer who has been living in Bolivia for half of his life. He is active with Anata ・ Bolivia and Waila ・ Haponandez, and will be very busy with Anata ・ Bolivia's Japan tour in November 2023. His music has been nominated for a Bolivian Grammy "Sicombol" award, and he is well respected by local musicians. In 2012, he was selected by the Minister of National Strategy, Cabinet Secretariat, as one of the "63 Japanese who are active in the world". Odagiri ・ Sang the ending song "On the beach of Beni" for the movie "Ernesto" starring Mr. Joe.

[Hiroyasu Okada / Sampoña ・ Kena]
A member of Japan's leading folklore group "MAYA" since its formation, and one of Japan's leading Andean flute players. 1987, formed "MAYA" with Hitoshi Hashimoto. 1991. In 1991, he made his CD debut with Victor Entertainment. In the same year, he went to Bolivia to study music by himself, and released 6 CDs as MAYA. In addition, he has released 4 CDs as a solo artist, and many other works as a member of various units. He has also been active at the forefront of the music industry, participating in recordings by a wide range of artists, including Kosetsu Minami, Tetsuro Oda, Chiyoko Shimakura, Kokia, Kotaro Oshio, and many others. His CD "Andean Masterpieces" with sheet music performed by himself is the bible for folklore lovers throughout Japan.

[Kenichi Kuwahara / Charango ・ Nigiyakashi]
Has been performing in Bolivia for a total of 10 years with "Waila ・ Haponandez," "Chupaychakis," "Musica ・ de ・ Maestros," etc. In 2017, he won the 34th In 2017, he won the gold prize in the international category at the 34th Aikile International Charango Competition, and will return to Japan in 2019 to work mainly with "Tokyo Llama Project". He has also released a charango instructional book, which has been well received. His activities have expanded to include recording BGM for the anime "YuruCan △ SEASON2" and being featured in BS Teletext's "Ongaku Kousaten" (Intersection of Music). His well-moving artistic style is his selling point, and he pours energy into his concerts.

（ Guest ） [Pitel ・ Sirinu / Percussion]
Born in Potosi, Bolivia, famous for its silver mines, he has lived in Kanazawa for 17 years. In Bolivia, he supported many folklore bands as a drummer. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays not only percussion but also guitar, bass, charango, flute, etc., and also composes music. 2009, he won the Silver Prize at the 1st All Japan Charango ・ Competition. In 2011, he released his first solo ・ album "Sirinu", a condensed version of his wide-ranging musicality. He has been performing with musicians of various genres mainly in Kanazawa.