[HCDX]: Re: La Voz de las Caras

[Don Moore <mooredxer@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with Henrik Klemetz in questioning recent logs of
la Voz de las Caras in Ecuador with various styles of
Andean music. When I visited the station in 1985, the
manager (Senor Nevarez, if my memory is correct) told me
that they never aired any Ecuadorian Andean music (and
certainly not any Peruvian styles as mentioned in the
reports). He said he had tried it once but his local
audience immediately complained - they found the Andean
styles too depressing. La Voz de las Caras is seaport and
in the lowlands the people prefer various types of tropical
music (or romantic or pop music), but not Andean.  Senor
Nevarez said he had only ever bought one LP of Andean music
for the station and as I had told him how much I like that
type of music he gave me the LP as a gift. So, presumably
they no longer have any Andean music in their record
library! Of course, that was fifteen years ago and tastes
could change. But I would be surprised if they have changed
that much in Bahia de Caraquez. It was a real costena town.
Also, a lot of wealthy families from Guayaquil had weekend
homes there. By the way, the Andean music LP, which I still
listen to, is great.

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