Joshua Chuquimia Crampton

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Born1983 (age 4243)
San Diego, California, US
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OccupationMusician
Years active2011–present
Joshua Chuquimia Crampton
Born1983 (age 4243)
San Diego, California, US
Genres
OccupationMusician
Years active2011–present

Joshua Chuquimia Crampton (born 1983) is an American musician. He makes up one half of Los Thuthanaka, along with his sibling Elysia Crampton Chuquimia, also known as Chuquimamani-Condori. He is a member of the Pakajaqi nation of the Aymara people. Crampton's musical style has been described as psychedelic and experimental.[1]

Joshua Chuquimia Crampton was born in 1983 in San Diego, California.[1] He is the brother of musician and artist Elysia Crampton, also known as Chuquimamani-Condori. The two siblings identify with the Pakajaqi nation of the Aymara people.[2] His family heritage is rooted in the town of Calacoto, located in the Pacajes province.[2] During his childhood, Crampton lived in a rural area of Mexico, an experience he has associated with his later creative development.[3] He eventually moved back to the United States and is currently based in Northern California.[2]

Crampton's early musical development was influenced by his grandparents, from whom he learned traditional Andean rhythms and took part in ceremonial musical practices.[4] He has identified the first two concerts he attended as a child, those of the Bolivian folk group Los Kjarkas and the American rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, as primary influences, citing the high volume of both performances as a formative influence on his own use of loudness.[3] Aside from his musical background, Crampton has studied martial arts, which he has stated influences the physical nature of his guitar performances.[5][6]

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