Lucho Quequezana

• Name — Lucho Quequezana • Birth Name — Luis Rafael Quequezana Jaimes • Born — 25 September 1974 • Birthplace — Lima, Peru • Genre — Andean music, traditional Peruvian music • Occupation — * Musician • multi-instrumentalist • composer • record producer • television presenter • Instrument — Percussion, string instruments, wind instruments • Years Active — 1998–present • Label — Play Music; Cabina Libre • Website — www.luchoquequezana.com

Quequezana was born in Lima to a teacher mother from Huánuco and an engineer father from Cusco. At age 11, he moved with his family to Huancayo because of his older brother's illness, and it was there that he first came into contact with music. He taught himself to play music from the age of 11 and wrote his first composition at 13. He later studied communications at the University of Lima. He later settled in Barranco District, Lima.

From the start of his career, Quequezana has focused on traditional Andean music, performing on more than 25 string, percussion and wind instruments. His fusion-oriented approach to Peruvian music and his multi-instrumental performances led him to present his work internationally, especially in Europe, the United States, Canada and Asia; he has also performed for Emperor Akihito and the Japanese imperial family. His project Sonidos Vivos, which sought to teach Peruvian music to musicians from different parts of the world, won a UNESCO competition. In 2005, he received a UNESCO scholarship for the project in Canada. In 2002, Quequezana opened Cabina Libre, a studio in Lima where he began composing music for films, stage works, radio and television. In Peru, his album Kuntur was the country's best-selling album of 2011 and the fourth best-selling album of 2012. He was named an ambassador of the Peru Brand campaign in 2011. In 2012, he began hosting the television program Prueba de sonido on Plus TV. The same year, he presented a live show with Huu Bac Quach, with whom he had worked on Sonidos Vivos. In March 2013, Quequezana staged what was reported as Peru's first solar-powered concert, at Plaza Mayor, Lima. This was complemented by another concert at the Teatro Peruano Japonés. Quequezana participated in the composition of the soundtrack for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. In 2024, he revived that material on stage in a new live production. In 2025, Corporación E. Wong launched DanSa, a restaurant and performance venue combining Peruvian cuisine with popular dances from Peru, with Quequezana in charge of the musical component alongside choreographer Vania Masías.