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Traditional Andean MusicFolkloric music represents the old customs, due to their instruments.
This type of music originates from Inca times where the villages contained a variety of songs and dances. Most of the instruments used for Andean music are of mestizos. Types of Andean music such as yaraví, which is a melancholic type of singing, was popular throughout the region. The Incas used the word taki (or “taqui”) to describe, song and music. To them, they were all interconnected, and were used to describe religion, a warrior, or agriculture. Andean music contained wind and percussion instruments such as the pan flute and the charango guitar. Other examples of instruments within the traditional Andean music include, but are not limited to, the zampoña, flute, charango, cajón drum, bombo, and harp. With the instruments combine, they make a very light, but calm and soothing melody. Instruments are not the only factors to this music, as the people may also sing as well. |
Creole Music
Similar to Peruvian cuisine, Peruvian music is known for its fusion of different cultures especially from Europe and Africa. Creole music combines traditional European rhythms such as the waltz and the polka with different rhythms from Africa. It emerged in the late 19th century due to the social transformation that occurred in Lima during that time. It includes the marinera, which is the national dance of Peru. The marinera dance style varies with its location whether it be in the northern region, mountain region, or in the capital of Lima.