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Peruvian music is an amalgamation of sounds and styles drawing on Peru's Andean, Spanish, and African roots. Andean influences can perhaps be best heard in wind instruments and the shape of the melodies, while the African influences can be heard in the rhythm and percussion instruments, and European influences can be heard in the harmonies and stringed instruments.
This category contains articles relating to musical instruments developed in Peru. Pages in category "Peruvian musical instruments" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
The instrument is widespread throughout the Andean regions of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, northern Chile and northwestern Argentina, where it is a popular musical instrument that exists in many variant forms.
The cajón is the most widely used Afro-Peruvian musical instrument since the late 19th century. [2] Enslaved people of west and central African origin in the Americas are considered to be the source of the cajón drum. Currently, the instrument is common in musical performance throughout some of the Americas and Spain.
The musical instrument, which has 6 wires and is the main instrument in traditional Iranian music, is produced by Mazzrab. 314.122-4: Ireland: ... Peru: charango [114]
Peruvian musical instruments (12 P) J. Peruvian jazz (2 C) M. Music organisations based in Peru (1 C, 1 P) Peruvian musicians (14 C, 18 P) P. Peruvian musical films ...
The pinquillo is a wind instrument used in Peruvian culture, especially in the Andes. A pinkillu, [1] pinkuyllu [2] or pinqullu [3] (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 northwest, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru.
The instrument was developed as a means of extending the range and versatility of the charango to embrace a more universal repertoire, including classical guitar and lute music. [ 2 ] Whereas the charango has a bowl-shaped back and is more closely related to the lute, the hatun charango has the flat back of the chillador , making it a closer ...