I found this video while searching for a clip of the Quechua language. (The second most commonly spoken indigenous language in the Andes/Southern parts of Peru) What interested me in the clip is was the use of the traditional aspects of Peru (like the clothing and dancing) as well as the traditional musical instruments from Peru. The one instrument in the clip that I could easily identify was the Pinkullu -- the vertical duct flute. This flute was used mostly by the indigenous people who communicated in the Quechua language. It was a bit difficult to find videos like this one, which made me even more interested this groups performance.
Good find! You can definitely tell that they are playing the music as a collective group, like we discussed in class. It was also interesting to see the dancing, which is very different from samba. This style of movement definitely suits the more serene sound of the music. The beach is also the perfect setting for this, as the music just reminds me of nature and tranquility. I don't know if that was done on purpose, but it definitely fits.
ReplyDeleteSomething I found extremely interesting while watching this was how that one person in the group was playing two instruments. This was interesting to me because there are times while watching performances in popular culture in which you will see a musician play multiple instruments. I just thought this was interesting because maybe they influenced some of the current musicians that would perform this way. An example can be seen in current music where in Mumford and Sons the lead singer plays a floor bass drum along with his guitar. Is this something that popular culture picked up from Peru or did it originate elsewhere?
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