Sikuri

Traditional sikuri, (help·info)
(MIDI sample)
as played by Inkuyo group
(The Double-Headed Serpent, 1993)

Sikuri is a musical style from Peru the kind of huayño, consisting of siku players and drum accompaniment. There are usually around twenty siku players. As each siku cannot play all the notes of a scale, the siku players use an interlocking technique to play the entire melody. The drums produce a fast, pounding beat in the rhythm of huayño.^[1]

Sikuri players at a festival

Sikuri is often performed at festivals by the Aymara-speaking peoples near Lake Titicaca.

References[]

^ Miller, Terry E.; Shahriari, Andrew (2009), , New York, NY: Routledge, pp. 403–407, ISBN 0-415-98878-0

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Peruvian Dances - Sikuri

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[1] Miller, Terry E.; Shahriari, Andrew (2009), , New York, NY: Routledge, pp. 403–407, ISBN 0-415-98878-0

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