Luciel Izumi
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23 July 1996
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| Born | Luciel Izumi Espinoza Núñez 23 July 1996 La Paz, Bolivia |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Luciel Izumi Espinoza Núñez (born 23 July 1996) is a Bolivian charangist and composer. She began her career under the influence of maestro William Centellas and others. She has won important awards at the Aiquile Charango Festival, among other competitions.[1] She is the leader of the musical group Luciel Izumi Jazz Quartet.
Izumi was born in La Paz and raised in Cochabamba. She is the daughter of cultural manager Lilian Núñez Velásquez and musician Donato Espinoza, a former member of Savia Andina.[2] Izumi is the younger sister of Clara Espinoza and Hugo Domínguez, with whom she grew up and supported her early career by paying for her lessons and giving her her first charango. She began her musical career in the world of charango at a school in her neighborhood. She subsequently continued her training as a self-taught artist.[3]