Andean Instruments
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These Are Traditional Andean Instruments used for every song in the
Andean Region. Each instrument has a particularly beautiful sound
that can fill a room and awe the listener.
These are Ideal Instruments for the aspiring player of any age
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| Quena |
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Pinkillo |
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Sikus |
 The
quena (quechua: qina, sometimes also written "kena" in English)
is the traditional flute of the Andes.
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 The
pinquillo, which is similar in look and operation to a recorder; has
almost the same characteristics of any other Andean Flute. It has
a high-pitched sound.
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 The
Sikus (pan flute)is an ancient musical instrument consisting usually
of ten or more bamboo pipes of gradually increasing length |
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| Antara |
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Ocarina |
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Chagchas |
 The
Antara, similar in shape to a siku, is a one row only panpipe, |
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an ancient flute-like wind instrument.. It usually is made up of a
ceramic oval-shaped enclosed space and four to thirteen finger holes. |
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 The
'chác-chás' or 'chullus' (chew-use) are rattles made
of dozens of goat hooves. |
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| Maracas |
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Rain Stick |
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Rondador |
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simple percussion instruments, usually played in pairs, consisting
of a dried calabash or gourd shell (cuia - 'kOO-ya') or coconut shell
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 Rainsticks
are ceremonial musical instruments used to invoke the rain spirits.
They are made by people who live in the deserts of northern Chile.
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is a wind instrument, from the same family of Pan Flute and ZAMPOÑA.
This wind instrument is made up of a series of cane tubes of varying
sizes bound together, forming one or two rows. |
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