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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CHILI
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MALTA
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BASTO
- CHILI
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RONDADOR
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ANTARA
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TOYOS
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QUENA
( Ebony )
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QUENA
( Bone & Wood )
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QUENACHO
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MOCSEÑO
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OCARINAS
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WIND
INSTRUMENTS
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PERCUSSION
INSTRUMENTS
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.
BOMBO
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BOMBOS
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BONGO
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