Andean music is a group of styles of music from the

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region in South America. Original chants and melodies come from the general area inhabited by

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

s (originally from

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Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

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Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...

s (originally from

), and other peoples who lived roughly in the area of the

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prior to European contact. This early music then was fused with Spanish music elements. It includes folklore music of parts of Peru, Bolivia, and

. Andean music is popular to different degrees across Latin America, having its core public in rural areas and among indigenous populations. The

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movement of the 1970s revived the genre across Latin America and brought it to places where it was unknown or forgotten.

Instruments

The

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group include the sikú (or zampoña) and Antara. These are ancient indigenous instruments that vary in size, tuning, and style. Instruments in this group are constructed from aquatic reeds found in many lakes in the Andean region of South America. The sikú has two rows of canes and are tuned in either pentatonic or diatonic scales. Some modern single-row panpipes modeled after the native antara are capable of playing full scales, while traditional sikús are played using two rows of canes wrapped together. It is still commonplace for two performers to share a melody while playing the larger style of sikú called the toyo. This style of voicing with notes interspersed between two musicians is called playing in

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and is still in use today in many of the huaynos traditional songs and contemporary Andean music.

Quena The quena (hispanicized spelling of Quechua ''qina'', sometimes also written ''kena'' in English) is the traditional flute of the Andes. Traditionally made of cane or wood, it has 6 finger holes and one thumb hole, and is open on both ends or th ...

s (notched-end

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s) remain popular and are traditionally made out of the same aquatic canes as the sikús, although PVC pipe is sometimes used due to its resistance to heat, cold and humidity. Generally, quenas are played only during the dry season, while vertical flutes, either

pinkillo A pinkillu, pinkuyllu or pinqullu (Quechua or Aymara, Hispanicized spellings ''pincollo, pincuyllo, pingullo, pinquillo'', also ''pinkillo, pinkiyo, pinkullo, pinkuyo'') is a flute found throughout the Andes, used primarily in Argentina, Bolivia, ...

s or tarkas, are played during the wet season. Tarkas are constructed from local Andean hardwood sources.

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s dominated by

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s and panpipes are commonplace today and are used to celebrate weddings, carnivals and other holidays.

Modern history

The twentieth century saw drastic changes in Andean society and culture. Bolivia, for example, saw a

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revolution in 1952, leading to increased rights and social awareness for natives. The new government established a

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department in the Bolivian Ministry of Education and

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s began

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in Aymara and Quechua. By 1965, an influential group called Los Jairas formed in

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, Bolivia; the quartet fused native sounds into forms suitable for urban Europeans and the

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. One member of Los Jairas, Gilbert Favre (a Swiss-French

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) had previously been an acquaintance of the Parras (

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, and their mother Violeta) in Paris. The Parras eventually began promoting indigenous music in

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covered Los Incas song "El Cóndor Pasa" and Andean music became famous of the world. The late 1960s released native groups such as Ruphay,

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, and the emblematic

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singer,

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. Later Chilean groups such as

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and Los Curacas took the fusion work of Los Jairas and the Parras to invent

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, which returned to Bolivia in the 1980s in the form of canto nuevo artists such as Emma Junaro and

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. The 1970s was a decade in which Andean music saw its biggest growth. Different groups sprang out of the different villages throughout the

Region. Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia, south of Colombia, and northwest Argentina. Many musicians made their way to the big cities forming different bands and groups. One of the most legendary was

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, from

. Singing and composing songs that became huge hits in Bolivia and would later become Andean standards. They would later take Andean music to the rest of the world.

Genres and relationships to other musical styles

* Carnavalito *

Diablada The Diablada, also known as the Danza de los Diablos ( en, Dance of the Devils), is an Andean folk dance performed in the Altiplano region of South America, characterized by performers wearing masks and costumes representing the devil and other ...

- A 2/4 dance rhythm from southern Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile. *

Morenada The Morenada is an Andean folk dance whose origins are still under debate. This dance is practiced mainly in Bolivia as well as in Peru and in recent years with Bolivian immigration in Chile, Argentina and other countries. Morenada is one of th ...

- From southern Peru and western Bolivia. *

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- Originated from the ritual of violent sacrifice to the mother earth to ensure the best look, good fortune and the prosperity of the next seasons crops. *

K'antu Kantu or k'antu is an ancient style of music and circle dance which is widespread since incaic or even preincaic epoch on the Peruvian and Bolivian highlands. Modern versions of this style still use the Quechua or Aymara language and the siku ...

- An ancient style of music and circle dance which is widespread since incaic or even preincaic epoch on the Peruvian and Bolivian highlands. * San Juanito - Originated in

, Northern

and Southern

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, formerly related to solar cult (Inti Raymi) * Huayno (wayñu) - Originated in

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as a combination of traditional rural folk music and popular urban dance music. High-pitched vocals are accompanied by a variety of instruments, including

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(flute),

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, siku (panpipe),

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charango The charango is a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, from the Quechua and Aymara populations in the territory of the Altiplano in post-Colonial times, after European stringed instruments were introduced by the Spanish during c ...

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, and

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. Some elements of guayño originate in the music of the

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, especially on the territory of former

. Huayno utilizes a distinctive rhythm in which the first beat is stressed and followed by two short beats. Huayno has some subgenres:

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, Carnaval Ayacuchano, Hiyawa, Chuscada. * Harawi - Ancient traditional musical genre and also indigenous lyric poetry. Harawi was widespread in the Inca Empire and now is especially common in countries that were part of it: Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, partially Chile. Typically, harawi is a moody, soulful slow and melodic song or tune played on the quena. * Afro-Bolivian Saya *

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- Originated in Peru the late 1980s as a fusion of cumbia and huayno music. * Waylas Huaylarsh - Originated in the central andean part of Peru in the Mántaro Valley located in the

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. * Toril or Waka Taki - Originated from the Department of Apurimac in Peru. * Chimayche - Performed primarily in the provinces of Sihuas, Pomabamba and Mariscal Luzuriaga in

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, Peru * Cueca * Qhaswa * Tarkeada - An aymara musical style played on wooden flutes known as tarkas, common in Bolivia,

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, Peru and

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, Chile, as well as northern Argentina. * Huayllacha - From the

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Cumbia

Originally from the

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coast of Colombia,

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became a hit in Peru and through much of Latin America. It was then adapted to a "Peruvian" version called "Chicha" that has become a popular style in the Andean region, especially among the lower socioeconomic strata of the society including Quechua and

populations. Several Andean music genres have also borrowed elements originally introduced by the Peruvian "cumbia" such as

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guitars, electronic

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and little from the original cumbia rhythm.

Nueva canción

Andean music has served as a major source of inspiration for the neo-folkloric

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movement that began in the 1960s, Nueva canción musicians both interpreted old songs and created new pieces that are now considered Andean music. Some Nueva canción musicians such as

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would fuse Andean music with

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and

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Rock en español

While the

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wave of the 1980s and 1990s largely rejected Nueva canción and folklore in favor of

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and new wave sounds some elements of Andean music has been featured in

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songs such as '' Cuando pase el temblor'' by

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and ''Lamento boliviano'' by

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Other notable groups and artists

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*Los Curacas * Jaime Guardia * Damaris *

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* Géne-sis *

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(Urubamba) * Los Jairas *

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* Rumillajta *

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* Manuelcha Prado *

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* Ñanda Mañachi *

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* Quichua Marka * Yarina * Yuyaric * Ecuador Manta * Americamanta * Andes Manta * Runallacta * Quichua Mashis * Winiaypa * Karu Ñan * Ñucanchi Ñan * Los Corazas * Charijayac * Jayac * Inca Sapi * César Maigua Ethnica * Samy *

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* Wauquikuna * Imbaya * Tzawar Ñan * Runakuna * Imbayakuna * Jatari * Inka Gold * Camuendo Marka * Peguche Tio * Juyanis * Otavalo Manta * Qirwa Anka * Kinchu-ki * Raza Inka * Yuyak * Rimay * Mushuk Ñan * Manuel Raygada

References

External links

"Tierra de vientos" / "Land of winds", web on Andean music (in English and Spanish)

"Vientos de tierra de vientos", examples of Andean music and instruments

"Manuelcha Prado", guitarist, singer and composer

Copacabana Internacional - Andean music player in stereo

Andean Music from Puno Perú

Music from the Andes and Nearby Regions

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