Manuelcha Prado is one of the most well-known troubadours of Andean music. Born in Puquio, Ayacucho, Perú, Prado is a talented guitarist, composer, compiler, arranger and singer, and has performed in Europe, the United States, and South America. His repertoire comes from the vast Andean cultural heritage preserved by oral memory Quechua agricultural rituals, dance, celebratory ceremonies, funeral songs, carnivals and amusement waynos that express the feeling of a living culture that resists.