Daniel Alomía Robles

Peruvian composer and ethnomusicologist (1871–1942)

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Lived 1871–1942, aged 71

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16 languages
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Era
1871–1942
Aged 71
Known for
El Cóndor Pasa
1971

Summary

Updated 2026-07-20

Daniel Alomía Robles was a Peruvian composer and ethnomusicologist. He is best known for composing the song "El Cóndor Pasa" in 1913 as part of a zarzuela — a musical play that alternates between spoken and sung parts — of the same name. This song was based on Andean folk songs and is possibly the best known Peruvian song, partly due to the worldwide success that the melody obtained when it was used by Simon & Garfunkel as their music for "El Cóndor Pasa ", although that song has different lyrics.