zampoña

feminine noun. shepherd's pipes plural ⧫ rustic flute.

Zampona pipes originated with the Tiahuanaco culture, which flourished around 700 AD near the border of Peru and Bolivia. In their language it was called the Siku and players were Sikuris.

The pipes are all lined up next to each other, usually in two rows, so you just blow from tube to tube in a flute-like manner to create a wonderful and unique wind-instrument sound. They are usually tuned to the key of G Major and the scale is divided between the two rows of pipes.

Also called Siku in Aymara, the zampoña is a wind instrument which belongs to the pan-pipe or pan-flute family.

The main characteristic of the Zampoña is that it has two rows of pipes. The one in the front is named "Ira" that means male in Aymara, and the second row is name "Arca" that mean female. The zampoña is a diatonic instrument. This is a diagram of a standard 13 zampoña.

quena. zampoña. "Quena" is a noun which is often translated as "quena", and "zampoña" is a noun which is often translated as "panpipes". Learn more about the difference between "quena" and "zampoña" below.

Zampoña. This is the panpipe, known as siku in the Aymara language. The unusual feature of zampoñas is that a complementary pair is needed to play a melody as each instrument has only certain notes. Zampoñas are made and bound with reed.

In general, the panpipe is known in Aymara language as the siku. In Quechua as antara and in Spanish it is also known as zampoña. Additionally, different-sized sikus (and there are at least four sizes) have their own names.

The quena (hispanicized spelling of Quechua qina, sometimes also written kena in English) is the traditional flute of the Andes. Traditionally made of cane or wood, it has 6 finger holes and one thumb hole, and is open on both ends or the bottom is half-closed (choked).

thirteen pipes These beautiful sounding instruments, sometimes known as Zampoña, are a traditional folk instrument from Peru. By blowing across the top of any of the thirteen pipes, a pleasing, gentle tone is produced.

The charango The charango is the national instrument of Peru. It has five strings and is similar to a mandolin or ukulele. If played as a plucking instrument, a harp-like quality is incorporated, but can have a stronger and more rhythmic sound if played as a strumming instrument.

: a primitive vertical reed flute of the South American Indians.