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INSTRUMENTS
OF HUAYLLIPACHA
WIND INSTRUMENTS HUAYLLIPACHA
has extended their repertoire of musical instruments
to include a wider range of pre-Columbian wind instruments
that make this music so special. These instruments have
roots extending back even before the Inca empire.THE
ZAMPOÑA is a generic
term for a large family of double rowed panpipes native
to the South America Andean regions, each consisting
of a collection of two separate groups of him walled
bamboo tubes strapped together into two rows with a cross-beam.
In their most indigenous form, they are usually tied
with lama wool. Each set of pipes can be played either
by two persons or held together and be performed by one
scale. Zampoñas are called Antara in Quechua (among
the Quechua people) and Sikus in Aymara (among the Aymara
people) its two halves are known as Ira or leader - the
row with six pipes-, and Arca or follower - the row with
seven pipes. The Zampoña family ranges in sizes
from the CHULI or CHILI (about
4.5) to the six foot long TOYOS other
members of the Zampoña family employ various sizing
to produce different sound tone arrangements. These include:
Maltas, Zankas, Bastos, Semitoyos and Toyos (in Peru-Bolivia)
and rondadores and Payas (in Ecuador). The wide array
of chosen names is in accordance with the instruments'
regions of provenance. Some of the above named panpipes
are single rowed such as the ANTARA,
the RONDADOR and the Paya.
Traditionally, two individuals dive the Zampoñas into its two separate
rows of pipes Ira and Arca. Thus, one player alone does not have the whole
scale. While one of the players is "breathing" the other player
is playing and vice versa. A great degree of synchronization is required
of the player to successfully accomplish this activity, which is known as
jjaktasina irampi arcampi, in Aymara language or "being in agreement
between the Ira and the Arca" the typical band or troupe of Zampoñeros
consists of twelve to sixty panpie players, a bombo and two snare drums.
The troupe divides into two equal groups of people. They then separate the
instruments into their two rows. Songster performed in this manner by alternating
the notes according to the pipes included in the row, which they may be holding,
producing a kind of "stereo effect".THE
QUENA is an ancient wind instrument of prehistoric
roots The Quena can be from the bantau bamboo, wood or bone, Quenas have
been found made of Llama bone, Pelican bone, Metal, Clay, Wood, Rock and
even the human tibia. The Quena is tuned in the key of Gmaj. Other members
of the Quena family employ various sizing to produce different sound tone
arrangements, These include: THE QUENACHO which
is pitched lower than the Quena in the key of Dmaj, THE
MOCSEÑO is a base flute, THE TARKAS are
three primitive flutes, roughly tuned in fifths. Musician will generally
play two of them at the same time while playing The Wankara drum and THE
OCARINA is descended from the clay whistles of pre-Columbian South
America. The modern ocarina can range from the very small Sopranino to the
very large Grate base. They can be in a variety of keys and be made out of
wood, clay or stone. During World War II, the U.S. Government issued plastic
Ocarinas as morale boosters for its soldiers.
Fredy
Salazar Quispe made all the wind instruments in the pictures.
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HUAYLLIPACHA
uses many kinds of percussion instrument sound and
effects, most of them are traditional and some are
contemporary these are the instruments we use:
BOMBO a cylindrical shaped drum found in the Andean region
of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina. The
bombo is played with a stick and a mallet, which strike
the wooden rims and the head. The body of the drum
is made out of a hollow tree, with the mounted goatskin
retaining the animal's fur thus producing a very distinctive
mellow and deep tone.
David Salazar Quispe made the bombo in the picture; he carved and painted
with Andes graphics.
DRUM
SET the regular drum set made of redwood and deerskin,
carved with Andes Graphics from the Peruvian culture.
This particular Drum set was made by David Salazar
Quispe he mix the two different styles to obtained
a different kind of sound more relative to the music
we do.
CHAKCHAS are made it with the hooves of the llama and the goat.
OCEAN
DRUM makes the sound of the ocean.

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