Enrique A. Marquina (Jasper) was born in Trujillo, Peru. On May 15. Self-taught musician. His story starts very small, when enjoyed listening to the various groups that were presented in school.
Thus, in Trujillo, Peru one of the richest towns folk and Creole in Peru, customs and ancestral Andean culture, became a way of life for him.
In the home, and on the streets, you could hear the panpipes and flutes, Inca instruments and learned to play any forecast which transformed life you had before.
It was 1995 when Foreign formed his first group he called "Turikuna. The tests were given in his spare time, they were almost every night, began their university studies in Costa Rica Music Education and Political Economy, 2002, the trials were in the early morning and as long as they could.
But they did not know former members of "Turikuna" was that the fate together again to form a new group. Thus was born the group "Alma Andina" with Karol, Petter, Eli, George, and Enrique A. Marquina (Jasper).
This is the stage where he did several concerts in Central Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama and other Caribbean Countries. Jasper was a dream to live music, but it was very difficult to do in Peru.
He led the Andean Music in several places, shared and ancestral rhythms merged without losing their identity and roots. Spread the art of music highlighting Andean instruments.
Unintentionally, this artist became ambassador of Peruvian music in Extranjero.y a great contribution of Andean Music for the World.
Today, the musician and composer lies in Costa Rica (San Jose) and is fulfilling his dream. Live music, making music. It has recorded and played in several festivals.
