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Nayo Ulloa, was born in Trujillo,
Peru and raised in Lima. Nayo grew
up in Comas, an economically depressed but vital area of Lima. Comas is located
about 10 miles north of Lima, and it is populated primarily by immigrants coming
from all over Peru looking for a better life in the capital city.
Nayo Ulloa attended primary and
secondary school in Comas. Later as a young man, he attended the "Universidad
Nacional Mayor de San Marcos" majoring in Language and Literature.
In 1981, Nayo immigrated to the
United States, invited to perform and teach Peruvian music. He taught music
at the Community Music Center in San Francisco as well as other private music
schools.
Nayo's interest in music started
at a young age. As a child, he stared singing and participating in school performances.
At age 10, his father, Jorge Ulloa, bought him his first guitar and at age 13,
Nayo started playing the Kena
(Peruvian flute).
Nayo Ulloa did not receive formal
musical training, but he was fortunate to meet several accomplished Peruvian
musicians that took him as a pupil. He studied the Kena with Freddy Flores and
Alejandro Vivanco and studied music theory and harmony with Jaime Diaz Orihuela.
During his residence in the United State, Nayo
took additional music lesson in Harmony with Professor Albo Damante and voice
lesson with Bass-Baritone, David Tigner. From 1988 to 1992 Nayo trained and
studied opera, performing several roles with San Francisco regional opera companies
as well as vocal recitals. David Tigner, well known for his specialty in sacred
music, called Nayo "a true
tenor in possession of a full operatic vocal range."
Nayo is currently a graduate
student working on a Master´s degree in Music at San Jose State University.
His research involves tracking down, compiling and performing songs from the
beautiful repertoire of Latin American art song, especially from South America.
Nayo hopes to bring these little
known works to wider audiences and make more Latin American classical song available
to professional singers.
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