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Mariano Uña (prounounced oo-n-ya) Ramos was born in the region of Humahuaca, Argentina, close to the border with Bolivia. He is a renowned Andean musician and composer, a virtuoso of the Quena (Kena), the end blown bamboo flute of the Andean Altiplano. At a very young age, he was given a quena by his father, and this early development allowed him to be recognized as a gifted student while he studied at the Argentine Conservatory at the age of 11. Since then, he has become an icon of the Andean music tradition for his masterful and emotive expression on the quena, covering an extensive career of more than 50 years as a soloist and in group ensembles.

In 1956, he was one of two kenaists in the ensemble known as Urubamba (group), formed by Jorge Milchberg.

He has lived and worked in France and Germany, where he enjoys much recognition and fame, since the 1970s, but maintains close ties with his native home of Argentina.

One of his most well known singles is Un Camino De Llamas.

Discography
CDs

Le Chant Du Monde

La Princesa Del Mar

Uña Ramos En La Filarmonica De Berlin

El Arte de La Quena

La Magia de La Quena

Live in France 2004

Puente de Madera

Uña Ramos y Sus Amigos

Ke Souffle Du Roseau

Music of the Andes

Un Rosal Pleno de Musica

Quena de Los Andes

Collaborative / Music Group
Urubamba (Album)

Symphonie Celtique (Folk Rock Compilation Album)