Los Thuthanaka

Los Thuthanaka is the debut studio album by the American duo Los Thuthanaka, consisting of siblings Chuquimamani-Condori and Joshua Chuquimia Crampton. The album was self-released on March 22, 2025, as a surprise release, exclusively on Bandcamp. It was developed through the duo's engagement with Aymara musical traditions and the reflection of the principle of ayni (reciprocity between humans and nature). Musically, critics have categorized the instrumental album as experimental, epic collage, trance, and drone music, while also identifying elements of cumbia, psychedelic rock, noise rock, plunderphonics and sound collage. Los Thuthanaka combines traditional Andean musical genres such as huayno, caporal and kullawada with experimental electronic production. Its production incorporates unmastered audio, clipping, static, and layered instrumentation including electric guitars, synthesizers, keytar, ronroco, and bombo italaque drums. Los Thuthanaka received widespread critical acclaim upon release. Pitchfork awarded the album a score of 9.3/10 and named it the best album of 2025. The album was also ranked among the year's best releases by several publications, including number two on Paste and number three on The Wire, as well as number ten on Resident Advisor's list of the best electronic records released between 2000 and 2025.