Sikuri Explained
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(MIDI sample)
as played by Inkuyo group
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Sikuri is a musical style from
Peru and
Bolivia 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.
Sikuri is often performed at festivals by the Aymara-speaking peoples near Lake Titicaca.
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