Cool Stuff no. 2: Music from South America

I chose to focus my blog today on Peru. When I first started to research about the culture of their music, and just their culture in general, I really was not sure what to expect. To my surprise there is actually a lot of synthetic through out the music and the culture. I learned about an annual festival that is held in January, for a month long called the "Trujillo Marinera Festival." This festival has been taking place since 1986 and is celebrated by having dance competitions (where they make use to handkerchiefs and props), many parades, the exhibition of the Peruvian Paso (a horse breed) and so many more interesting events. 

One type of music that they have in Peru is Creole. There are many different influences of music in Peru, these include, Andean which is shown through the wind instruments and the melody's. There is also the African influence which can be beard through the percussion instruments. The last, European, is recognizable by the harmonies and stringed instruments. Creole combines the traditional European rhythms, like the waltz's and Polka but it also has rhythms from Africa. 

The other type of music that they have in Peru is Andean Music. In incan times, this type of music was called, "Taki" but throughout the years, the sound of this music has changed. Before, this meant for there to be singing and dancing at the same time. However, the more evolved version of this music is now blended. One popular Andean artist was Daniel Alomia Robles; one of his songs was popularized in the United States by Simon and Garfunkel. The song, The Condors Passes, was before a hymn to the sun that was very slow. 

https://www.machupicchu.org/peruvian_music.htm#:~:text=Creole%20Music,-The%20coast%20is&text=The%20most%20popular%20style%20in,with%20origins%20in%20ancient%20zamacueca.

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