Sentimiento Andino

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Andean flute is a performance-driven folk genre centered on the indigenous aerophones of the Central Andes—above all the siku/zampoña (panpipes), quena/khena (end-blown notch flute), and their lower-pitched relatives (quenacho, toyo). Ensembles often combine interlocking panpipe parts with charango, guitar, bombo and hand percussion, creating bright, breathy textures and danceable ostinatos. While the instruments and repertories are pre‑Columbian, the genre name in recorded music coalesced during the 1960s–1970s global folk revival, when Andean groups toured internationally and the sound entered world/"new age" markets. Melodies frequently use pentatonic or anhemitonic scales, parallel fourths and fifths, drones, and the characteristic hocketing between paired siku rows (ira/arca). Rhythms draw on huayno, sikuri, sanjuanito and other regional dances, ranging from lilting 6/8 to driving 2/4 with hemiola.