Missa criola maestro has died, aged 80

Missa criola maestro has died, aged 80

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norman lebrecht

December 27, 2018

The virtuoso charango player Jaime Torres died in Buenos Aires on Christmas Eve.

The son of Bolivian immigrants, he was an authority on the lute-like instrument and played on the original 1964 Missa Criola recording.

He also took part in the opening of the 1974 Worl Cup in Germany.

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