QUENA
The quena is one of the most important creations of the Andean region. It consists of a vertical tube open on both sides, it presents a carved U-shaped at the top where the mouth piece is and produces the sound, also 6 holes in the front and one at the rear in total 7 holes which are musical notes. It can be produced from bamboo, wood, reed, bone, clay and other material that suits; at present 95% of the Andean musicians use quenas made of bamboo.
The origin of this instrument dating from the pre-Colombian cultures these instrument are played in Bolivia,Peru Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina and Chile. There are now a wide variety of sizes and names derived from the quena as quenilla, quenacho, mamaquena, and others. The name came from origins of quechua words such as KKENAKENA, KJENA, KHOANA which means hole. This instrument that already belongs to the world owns a unique sound that people enjoy when they hears the song of the QUENA
ZAMPOÑA OR SIKU
The ZAMPOÑA comes from the Aymara culture and represents the magical sound and the strength of the Andean people, it consists of two rows of tubes tied, 7 at the top, called ARCA and 6 in the bottom called IRA, these tubes of different sizes, forming the musical notes.
Made mostly of bamboo, which when played intertwined produces a melodious sound and sentimental. In the Andean communities it is played in large groups called SICURIS TROOPS renowned festivals of the Altiplano. Among the family of zampoñas or sicus there are different sizes which adopt different names like CHULLI or chili the smallest,MALTA medium SANCA Tall and the bigger TOYO which is the size of a person and is issued by the sound more serious and deep. The instrument is one of the most important of Andean culture as transmitted in its sound and sense the strength of the Andean peoples.
ANTARA
This pentatonic instrument of one row that belongs to the culture NAZCA is very similar to the ZAMPOÑA.
The Antara may have 5 to 32 tubes gradually developed. In the past they were built of clay and burned to a hard consistency, now we find them made of bamboo, wood, and reed. Among other Andean instruments also find the less publicized TABLASIKU, OCARINA, PUTUTO, ERKE, TARKA, RONDADOR the PINKULLO, MOSEÑO, WAKRAPUKU, and more.
THE RONDADOR
The Ronadador is a type of bagpipe typical of Ecuador . It is made of bamboo reeds and , more narrowly , with quills condor . Crystal has a very distinctive sound
Alternating two pentatonic scales ,so that the interpreter can play more than one note at a time . Commonly it used to run san juanitos and other Andean rhythms.