Peru honors musician for Andean musical traditions
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Peru’s Ministry of Culture awarded the distinction of Meritorious Cultural Personality to José Domingo Calisaya Mamani for his contributions to the country’s cultural development through teaching, performing, researching, and sharing traditional Andean music.
Calisaya Mamani has worked for over twenty years as an art educator specializing in music.
He previously held leadership positions at the Puno School of Artistic Training, including Head and Coordinator of the Music Academic Program and Director General of the school from 2007 to 2008 and again from 2012 to 2016. Calisaya Mamani also composes and arranges music for the “Theodoro Valcárcel Caballero” Chamber Orchestra and directs the Lira Puno Estudiantina and the “Huj’ Maya” siku orchestra, a traditional Andean wind instrument ensemble.
He led “Huj’ Maya” in performances with the National Symphony Orchestra and at an international siku gathering on the shores of Lake Titicaca in December 2012, promoting music linked to the Puno culture. The Ministry also recognized previous honors Calisaya Mamani received from regional folklore and cultural federations, the Puno Provincial Municipality for leading the world’s largest siku gathering, and the Puno Regional Education Directorate, which named him “Artist of the Bicentennial” in 2021.
