21 South American musician stubs

Fulgencio Aquino, was a Venezuelan musician and popular composer, the author of the song El gato enmochilao.

Max Berrú Carrión was an Ecuadorian and Chilean musician. He was one of the two founders of Inti-Illimani where he was a lead singer between 1967 and 1997.

Carlos Enrique Brito Benavides was an Ecuadorian composer and pianist.

Inocente José Carreño was a Venezuelan composer and academic. He won the Venezuelan National Prize for Music in 1989.

Evencio Castellanos Yumar, was a Venezuelan pianist and classical musician.

Claudio Constantini is an internationally acclaimed multiinstrumentalist and composer born in Perú and currently living in Spain. Known for his eclectic nature and dazzling performances, he feels at home in a variety of musical genres.

Heraclio Fernández Noya (1851–1886), was a Venezuelan musician, best known for the composition El Diablo Suelto.

Hernan José Gamboa Alexis, better known as Hernan José Gamboa Alexis was a Venezuelan musician, composer and singer. He was a member of the Venezuelan fold music group Serenata Guayanesa, and later released separate albums.

Enrique Hidalgo is one of the most influential popular musicians, children's poets and authors from Venezuela. Hidalgo's work includes more than 500 songs, notably "Barcelonesa”, “Presagio”, "Ladron de tu amor", '“La Carta” among others, more than eight children's educational books, and many musical productions written and arranged by himself. Enrique Hidalgo is an accomplished musician and multi-instrumentalist. His compositions have been interpreted by artists such as Gualberto Ibarreto, Quinto Criollo,, ,, , (Urbanda),, ,(Arabella),, , among others. Enrique Hidalgo is currently working in different cultural and musical projects in Miami, Florida.

Jaime Laredo is a violinist and conductor. Currently the conductor and Music Director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, he began his musical career when he was five years old. In 1948 he came to North America and took lessons from Antonio de Grassi. He also studied with Frank Houser before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, to study under Josef Gingold in 1953. He studied with Ivan Galamian at the Curtis Institute of Music until his graduation. From 1960 to 1974 he was married to the pianist Ruth Laredo. Laredo is currently a professor at the renowned Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He served as artistic advisor for the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra and guest conducted the orchestra on April 18, 2009, in a program featuring his wife, the cellist Sharon Robinson. He was scheduled to again conduct the orchestra for two programs during the 2009–10 season. Laredo and Robinson were also featured soloists in a special concert conducted by Andrew Constantine, who became the Philharmonic's music director in July 2009.

César López Giraldo is a classically trained musician, composer, producer guitarist and pianist from Bogota, Colombia. In 2003, López founded the Battalion of Immediate Artistic Reaction which involves various musicians and activists seeking alternatives to the ever-present violence that has plagued Colombia over many years. The group mainly concentrates its efforts on the capital city of Bogotá. When advised, the group is widely known to immediately convene together to play for the victims directly impacted by the violence within the country.

Moisés Moleiro was a Venezuelan pianist and composer. He was born in 1904 and studied under Salvador Llamozas. Moleiro founded the Orfeón Lamas and taught piano at the Caracas Musical Declamation Academy. His works have been performed in the United States, Europe, and across Latin America. One of his most popular compositions is the Joropo, a piano take on Venezuela's folkloric music. He died in 1979.

Carlos Palenque was a Bolivian musician, singer and politician known to his fans as the Compadre.

Manuelcha Prado is a guitarist, singer, composer, compiler and troubadour of Andean music. He is also known by many people as "The Saqra of the Guitar".

Carolina Rodríguez Ferrero, better known as Nina Rodríguez, is a Colombian pop singer-songwriter and model. She participated in the National Beauty Contest of Colombia, where she held the position of 1st princess. In 2010 she won the contest for the international Top Model of The World, where she was appointed by the organization of the National Beauty Contest of Colombia.1

Edicson Ruiz is a Venezuelan double-bass player. At age 17, Ruiz became the youngest member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the second in the Philharmonic history after a harp player in the 19th century; he is also the first Hispanic-American musician to join the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

Carlos Schvartzman is a Paraguayan pianist, guitarist, composer, arranger and orchestrator of jazz and contemporary music. He was born and raised in Asunción, the capital of Paraguay. He has also been involved in pop music, writing orchestral arrangements for soloists, vocal groups, music for TV, advertising jingles, and occasionally a classic style music with modern harmony of the 20th century. He participated as a conductor, arranger and composer for international song festivals. He is regarded as one of the most notable musicians in the country.

Eduardo Valentín Serrano Torres, was a Venezuelan popular musician, conductor and composer. He composed many important Venezuelan merengue; one of his most important works was the song Barlovento. He won the National Music Prize in 1988. He died on October 13, 2008, at the age of 97.

Ricardo Silva Gonzales is a Peruvian musician and artist, best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the grunge band Sedansored. Silva formed Sedansored in Lima as a personal project after he split with his former band "Ala2" in 2000. He moved to Norway in 2011 and established Sedansored as part of the Bergen music scene. In 2014 Ricardo appeared on the Norwegian television show "Idol Norge" performing the American folk song "Where did you sleep last night". He finished up the audition by throwing his guitar, making him the first person to do this on any Idol audition worldwide.

Pedro Suárez-Vértiz Alva is a Peruvian singer-songwriter, and guitarist. He founded the popular rock band Arena Hash with his brother Patricio, Arturo Pomar and Christian Meier in 1987; a few years later, the band broke up and Vértiz began his solo career.

Cecilia Todd Vallenilla is a singer and cuatro player.