User:TaylorMartinVision/sandbox

Sonidos Bolivianos

Their mission is to provide opportunities and scholarships to Bolivian students to attend the best art schools in the World. This amazing project now a non-profit organization all started because of Luis Gamarra who is currently a Berklee College of Music student in Boston, MA. In June of 2015 'Bolivian Sounds' took a trip to Bolivia to audition over a hundred Bolivian musicians for Berklee College of Music. As a team of administrators and students they visited two different cities La Paz and Santa Cruz. This was a huge step not only for Bolivia but for Berklee because it was the first time Berklee has held auditions in Bolivia. One of the main reasons why Luis wanted to start this non-profit was because when he first arrived at Berklee in 2013 he was shocked to realize that he was the only Bolivian student in attendance at such an international school. Sonidos Bolivianos used Bolivias National Anthem for their launch video that not only was recognized on CNN but also by Tigo a mobile phone company that sent out Sonidos Bolivianos version of the National anthem to all of its customers for free. The song was arranged by Berklee College of Music alumni Juan Rosales who also played the flute in the piece. The song was released on Bolivias Independence Day and got many views and lots of recognition.

Luis Gamarra and Sonidos Bolivianos are not only bringing hope to hundreds of students in Bolivia but are also allowing schools all over the world to have the opportunity to work with truly outstanding artists. Without Sonidos some students may never have gotten the opportunity to let their music be heard. Also a huge part of Sonidos Bolivianos is raising money for students to have the correct funds to afford going to these international schools if they are accepted.