On August 11, 2019, before the eyes of the world, Peru said goodbye to the Pan American Games that it organized and for which it earned the admiration of millions of people, for its display of culture, color and diversity in the ceremony. That same night, Naysha Montes, a young promise from Cañete, made her appearance with charango in hand and dressed in white and red. Naysha Rocío Montes Suazo, then 24 years old, did not arrive at the National Stadium in Lima by chance.
She had already been fighting for her dreams for years. From an early age, she encouraged her virtuosity to play instruments such as the guitar, the quena, the zampoña, the bass drum and the charango. At the age of 15, she recorded her first album, titled ‘Against all odds’.
At the same time, he acquired his love for the central jungle, a place that allowed him to delve into the Asháninka culture. In this interview for La República, Naysha Montes, 29, remembers her time at the 2019 Pan American Games and talks about her love for Mazamari and the Asháninka culture. Furthermore, she is grateful for the opportunity to have shared the direction of ‘Miski Takiy’ with Saywa.
—How much have you grown since your time at the 2019 Pan American Games? —It has been a very nice road. That year I had to mature suddenly in many ways. The experience taught me a lot, not only in my career, but also personally.
Thanks to that episode, I was able to continue composing, I met more artists and I began to c.