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Exclusive: Unreleased music from phenomenon Chuquimamani-Condori debuting on WNXP

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Chuquimamani-Condori will play never-heard-before edits and unreleased original music on Friday night from 8 to 9 p.m. CT live on WNXP. Plus, there’s a special announcement about their band, Los Thuthanaka, ahead of their tour in Europe this April.

Chuquimamani-Condori photo by Anahita Asadifar

Los Thuthanaka’s album, Los Thuthanaka, was Pitchfork’s #1 album of 2025. Jeremy Larson wrote of the songs, “you can make out five centuries of music history dancing with each other.”

Los Thuthanaka is a duo from siblings Joshua Chuquimia Crampton and Nashville’s Chuquimamani-Condori. The instrumental album layers samples of the Música Boliviana Popular on top of electric guitars and synth, on top of Andean folk instruments. Chuquimamani-Condori’s Edits series does the same, on top of songs like “The Way It Is” by Bruce Hornsby.

Chuquimamani-Condori is a nomad. They’ve lived in California, Mexico and Bolivia, but their father was minister outside of Knoxville, and they now reside around Nashville. Interviews are few and far between for Chuquimamani-Condori, with statements occasionally coming in the form of a lecture or artist talk. A chance to hear from this artist is rare.

Chuquimamani-Condori will be doing an hour long set this Friday at 8 to 9 p.m. CT on 91.1FM in Nashville and streaming on wnxp.org. Half of this set will be unreleased and never-heard-before edits. The other half will be unreleased original music. They will present the songs in between and make an announcement about Los Thuthanaka.

Justin Barney, Music and Culture Reporter

Hi, I’m Justin. I was born in Milwaukee, WI. I started as an intern at 88Nine Radio Milwaukee and worked my way up to Music Director. There I started a segment called “From the Music Desk” where I interviewed over 500 artists including Thom York, Lizzo, Steve Martin, and Phoebe Bridgers. At 88nine I also got to speak passionately about the music I love on the radio, which is a true gift and I still get to do every day. There I also made a podcast called “Backspin: The Search for Milwaukee’s First Hip-Hop Song” which I enjoyed doing more than anything else I’ve ever done and was acclaimed in The New York Times. Highlight of my life. I love music, I love people and I love a good yarn. At the end of the day my goal is to tell stories that are as good as the ones my dad tells me. I’ll tell em on the radio, in print, or next to you at the corner bar.

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