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Andean music
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre
Andean music · Long before the Spaniards arrived, the peoples of the Andes were already blowing panpipes made of reed, such as the siku and the antara, and under the Incas they sounded at festivals and rituals. Among the Aymara around Lake Titicaca the siku is divided into two halves, ira and arka, and two players blow the melody in turn. The Spaniards brought stringed instruments, from which the small charango developed. El Cóndor Pasa and groups such as Los Kjarkas later made that sound world famous.
Listening
Listening tip. In this recording of panpipe players from Chimo, near Lake Titicaca, hear how the many pipes together form one broad, rustling sound. Can you hear the melody jumping back and forth between players?
Panfluiten uit Chimo · Los Jilacatas (veldopname John Cohen), 1994
El Cóndor Pasa · Los Incas, 1913
Llorando se fue · Los Kjarkas, 1981
See also
- Atahualpa Yupanqui
- Violeta Parra
- Mercedes Sosa
- Los Jilacatas (veldopname John Cohen)
- Los Incas
- Prehistoric music
- Cumbia
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