Classics

Savia Andina: Gerardo Arias, Rafael Arias (guitar); Eddy Navia (charango); Alicides Mejia (wind instruments); Oscar Castro (percussion). Personnel: Gerardo Arias (guitar, percussion); Eddy Navia, Rafael Arias (guitar); Oscar Castro-Neves (percussion). Liner Note Author: Eddy Navia. A spirited collection of traditional Andean music, Savia Andina Classics is a tribute to the band that is dedicated to preservation of the musical culture of the people of Andes Mountains in South America. The blend of charango, wooden flutes, percussion and five-string guitar is a sound not soon forgotten. "Leno Verde," by charangist Ernesto Cavour, has become one of Savia Andina's most popular titles and exhibits the full range of this now-popular instrument. The Andean music collected here presents a colorful, upbeat almost carefree and deeply spiritual people.