Where ancestral memory becomes the sound of tomorrow.

01 — A living voice

For more than five decades, Luzmila Carpio has carried the languages, sounds and worldviews of the Andes to the world.

Luzmila Carpio's spirituality is a captivating blend of ancestral wisdom, musical expression, and deep reverence for nature. Through her music, she invites us to embark on a spiritual journey that reconnects us with our roots, ignites a sense of wonder, and fosters a greater understanding of our place within the intricate web of life. Luzmila Carpio is not only a musician but a spiritual guide, offering us a profound glimpse into the transformative power of indigenous spirituality and its potential to heal, unite, and inspire.

Her music does not illustrate a culture. It embodies it—and projects it into the future. Rooted in Quechua and Aymara oral traditions, her work moves freely through global music, organic electronics and contemporary creation.

Album · ZZK Records · 2023

Inti Watana

El Retorno del Sol

A luminous meeting of ancestral song, ritual percussion and electronic textures. Created with Leonardo Martinelli, the album reveals an artist still taking risks and opening vibrant new soundworlds from the Andes.

The album was selected for Grammy Consideration in Best Global Music Album at the 2024 Grammy Awards. The first Andean music album recorded in Dolby Atmos, Inti Watana — El Retorno del Sol was also put forward that year for Best Immersive Audio Album.

Music · light · image · movement

A stage transformed into territory.

A cinematic live experience led by the singularity of Luzmila's voice. Organic imagery and Andean references meet restraint, silence and emotional intensity—never folklore as decoration.

04 — Recognition

France

Grand officier de l'Ordre national du Mérite

Awarded by the French Republic.

2000

Diapason d'Or

For Kuntur Mallku.

2024

Songlines Music Award — Americas

Best Album for Inti Watana — El Retorno del Sol.

2024

Grammy Awards — Consideration

Selected in two categories, Best Global Music Album and Best Immersive Audio Album, for Inti Watana — El Retorno del Sol.

Singer · composer · cultural ambassador

From Qala Qala to the global stages.

Born in the Bolivian Andes, Luzmila learned to listen to the voices of birds, wind and water. Her extraordinary soprano became an instrument of memory, dignity and renewal—defending Indigenous languages while refusing to confine them to the past.

"My voice is the voice of the mountain, of the birds, of the Earth."