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 | | As a teenager he will adopt the pseudonym of Atahualpa Yupanqui the first name in reference to the Inca Atahualpa, killed by Pizarro1, and Yupanqui after the greatest chief of the Quechuas. |
 | | In this way Atahualpa tells us that the spirit of the vidala confronts man with himself, and with his human condition, his solitude; it is his intimate prayer for speaking with God. |
 | | In this way, Atahualpa describes to us the landscape and the country people, their way of life, their thoughts, and their customs, always with a traditionalist musical perspective, without searching for innovation, with admiration and respect for the old, original rhythms. |
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