Daniel Lofredo Rota

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Daniel Lofredo Rota Is a musician, maker and turboarchaeologist living in Quito, Ecuador. As well as writing this blog he produces music by the name of Quixosis.

Posts by Daniel Lofredo Rota:

REVIEW Santi & Tugçe – El Regreso del Gallito

By Daniel Lofredo Rota 22 June, 2016

The music of Paraguay is the stuff of legends. Though obscure, Paraguay has yielded amazing acts that have made an... Read Article

Episode 6: Disques Barclay and the International Collection

By Daniel Lofredo Rota 12 November, 2015

Music is as long as it is wide. from the smallest pluck of a string, to the incessant groaning of... Read Article

Episode 5: Música Popular Ecuatoriana

By Daniel Lofredo Rota 07 October, 2015

Before being a musical genre, complete with tonal structures and rhythmic conventions, pop music was just short for popular. It... Read Article

Episode 4: Love & Faith

By Daniel Lofredo Rota 16 September, 2015

This week’s tapes are from the unlabeled section. Sloppy recordings off the radio. Live takes, B Roll, and outtakes, some... Read Article

Episode 3: Olga Gutierrez & Carlos Guerra

By Daniel Lofredo Rota 02 September, 2015

Olga Gutierrez was born in Quimilí, Santiago del Estero, Argentina in 1928, and came to Ecuador in 1962. She had... Read Article

Episode 2: Raul Emiliani

By Daniel Lofredo Rota 04 August, 2015

From amongst the hundreds of tapes, one man’s name had a way of resonating a bit louder than the others.... Read Article

Episode 1: The Suitcase Tapes

By Daniel Lofredo Rota 16 June, 2015

History is the story of what we remember. But sometimes we forget what we’ve forgotten. Music history is no different.... Read Article