History of South America

Our colorful Hummingbird will sing in the sky

Ana Condori Sulca, better known as Siwar Q’ente , she was born in Huaycahuacho, province of Lucanas, Ayacucho, in 1937. Possessing a unique timbre of voice and a great capacity for interpretation, she managed to impress the Cuzco musician Luis Durand Rodríguez who caused her to be baptized as Siwar Q'ente , which means Colored Hummingbird . Together with Durand, she joined the group "Sol del Perú" and recorded several record productions such as "Machu Picchu y suscantares" and "Canto de sol". The Colored Hummingbird In her presentations, she used elaborate artistic outfits that were closely identified with the Inca culture.

During her more than 50-year career, she has performed on various national and international stages, such as the World, Bolívar, National, Dos de Mayo and Army Bridge coliseums. She also, in the Municipal, Segura, Colegio Santa Úrsula, Plaza de Acho, Parque de las Leyendas theaters, as well as in various departmental and regional clubs.

Internationally, he shared his music and art in Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, the United States and Japan, for which he received the Artistic Palms in the degree of "Master" for the Ministry of Education (1988), the “Ciudad de Lima” trophy (2002), and the “José María Arguedas” trophy by the Escuela Nacional Superior de Folklore (2011).

Among his best-known interpretations are the popular music songs “Vírgenes del sol”, “Serrana ingrata” and “La pampa y la puna”, by the Trujillo composer Carlos Valderrama, by which was compared to the also coloratura soprano, Yma Sumac.

In August 2013, the Ministry of Culture distinguished her as a Meritorious Personality of Culture, within the framework of the celebrations for the World Folklore Day, in recognition of her important career in the interpretation and diffusion of the Andean lyric of Peru.

On the morning of May 2 of this year, Condori Sulca left us, after a constant struggle, cancer took this teacher, one of the great diffusers of our culture Peruvian Andean.

Siwar Q’ente She will remain in the hearts of those who were able to enjoy the talent that characterized her and her artistic work will remain a milestone in Andean poetry, marking a path for future generations.