With the charango, Alejandro focuses on showcasing the repertoire of the Peruvian charango tradition. Additionally, he also plays the hatun charango, and he has explored other genres of music by arranging solo pieces of Jazz standards, Bach pieces, and his own compositions.

In the US, Alejandro has given charango lectures and concerts at New York University, University of California Riverside, Rutgers University, and the National Music Museum. In Europe, Alejandro has played at festivals, museums and other institutions in Austria, Italy, and Germany

With the guitar, Alejandro plays with Afro-Peruvian Jazz band Forbidden Tropics. Forbidden Tropics blends Afro-Peruvian rhythms such as Festejo, Lando, Zamacueca, and Panalivio with sophisticated harmonic elements of Jazz. He has released an EP in 2019, and an album on 2022. He will be releasing a new album in 2026. Forbidden Tropics headlined the Middlesex County Jazz Festival in 2023, played a concert at William Paterson University, and has played at many festivals in the New York City Metropolitan area.

Alejandro is endorsed by Godin guitars, Hanika guitars, Udo Roesner amps, Aquila strings, and DR strings.

Alejandro Ataucusi

Alejandro Ataucusi is a guitarist, charango player, composer, educator, and band leader of Afro-Peruvian Jazz band Forbidden Tropics.

Tags: Afro-Peruvian Rhythms, Aquila Strings, Charango, Charango Tradition, DR Strings, Festejo, Forbidden Tropics, Godin Guitars, Guitarist, Hanika Guitars, Hatun Charango, Jazz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Lando, Middlesex County Jazz Festival, National Music Museum, New York University, Panalivio, Peru, Rutgers University, Udo Roesner Amps, University of California Riverside, William Paterson University, Zamacueca

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