huayno
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Art
So Much in Love, the Great Huayno Llaulillay
Afternoons, glasses of beer rise and clink together over plank wood floors and hand-crafted wooden tables and chairs. Men gather…
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Customs
Music Shimmers in Cusco
A shining, shimmering sound off steel strings illuminates Cuzco’s tradition. Most tourists will not have heard it, since the restaurants…
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Customs
Cuzco’s Huayno Hour Promotes and Celebrates Tradition
The huayno, a song and dance, is very important in our Peruvian Andes. Nevertheless, lately it does not receive the…
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Literature
Nieto’s Reproach in the Air of a Wayno
There is a saying in Cuzco that you hear all the time: “sacar la vuelta”. In simple English it could…
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Commentary
Condemaita de Acomayo, Cultural Heritage of Peru
The songs of Condemaita de Acomayo show the true sense of Andean feelings and emotions. Its lead singer is often…
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Andean Music Soars in Cuzco
A sweet melody sounds when the wind blows through the Andes of Peru. Andean music has become famous world-wide because…
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Literature
Potato Flower
“La Flor de Papa” is a cheeky song considered folklore which is very widely known in Cuzco. Though ostensibly simple…
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