Alfonso Burga - Lead Guitar & Vocals

Alfonso Burga was born in Atahualpa, Ecuador. His family originates from Otavalo, an Indigenous community in Ecuador that is internationally known for its folkloric Andean music and musicians.

From the age of ten Alfonso has been playing Andean music and instruments.

Alfonso started Ecuador Manta in 1992 and has been the leader of the group since. The band sings in Spanish, English and Quechua, the native language of the Ecuadorian Indians.
Nationally recognized for his contributions to Andean music in the United States, Alfonso returns to Ecuador each year where he continues to investigate and share the traditional music of his native land.

Enrique Burga - Charango, Violin, Quena & Zamponas

Juan B. Ruiz - Bass Guitar, Keyboards & Vocals

He is a versatile musician who also plays percussion, string instruments
and keyboards and is a trained recording engineer. Equally at home with Latin Jazz, Folkloric Music and Salsa, Juan is the lead singer for Ecuador Manta and Latin Sounds Orchestra

Rey Rivera, native of Chicago and of PuertoRican descent, studiedmusic in New York City where he played and recorded with such well known artists as, Spyro Gyro, Jeff Jarvis and PeeWee Ellis of James Brown.Rey is considered one of the most innovative Latin Percussionists in The Twin Cities where he plays with Ecuador Manta and local Latin and R&B groups.

His improvisations and “bag of tricks” add a special Latin-Caribbean flare.