THE INSTRUMENTS

Pablo Nahual presents Andean Folkloric Instruments, all of them brought from the Andes.

WIND

  Pifilca

 It is a flute of Patagonia, monophonic rhythm instrument, which gives a single note with defined height, which is accompanied by a percussion instrument.

 

 

Antara Sikus

Sikus single row of reeds, pentatonic

 

Sikus' Family
Presents the panpipes or closed tube, as a human family from the most severe (Toyo), through the Zanka, the tiny Malta and most of the family, the sharp Chulis.

 

Rondador
Ecuador's original Sikus, it has a double pentatonía. You can play high and low notes that are interspersed, giving a distinctive sound.

 

 

Quenas' Family
We present the flute edge: The Quena and his family. Since the acute Quenilla, made of bone Condor wing, to serious and Zenk Tenkana Quenacho.

 

 

Tarkas
Recorders as a "duckbill" with a very intense sound, called Tarar, due to its original opening. Is square and are typical of the Carnival season.

 

 

Pinkuyos
Recorders made of reeds, open tube, and sound like the European flute. Presents the family, from small to large Mohoceño Pinku.

 

 

Aikhoris or Mari-macho
A type of double Pinku, sounding two notes at once.

 

 

Ocarinas
Globular flute made of clay, closely related to ferlitlidad. Also called Turpu Huru (Blow-Clay).

 

 

Phalas
Flutes made of reeds, open tube and precursor of current flute.

 

 

Erkencho
Reed instrument swing, as is currently the clarinet or the saxophone. It is built with the flag of the bull horn and a cane in the end.

 

 

Erke
Traverse trumpet, the only one in the world that touches the side. Cane is a tube of 2.5 to 7 meters long with the flag of the bull horn.

 

 

Wajarapuco

17 cow horns attached with leather to make a typical Andean trumpet, also known as Inca Trumpet

 

 

STRING

Charango

Stringed instrument, small guitar classical guitar legacy brought by the Spanish at the time, and whose sound box is the shell of an armadillo.

Ronroco o Charangon
 From Charango's family, little guitar made of wood, with a bass and mate sound.

 

 

Kanatl
Instrument designed by Paul Nahual, is its hallmark. It is a fusion of a Ronroco (with 10 strings) and 7-string Spanish bass guitar, double neck. Its name means union or merger.

 

PERCUSSION

Calabaza
Natural Maraca made of dry pumpking.

 

 

Bombo legüero
Dug in the trunk of Seibo large subtropical tree, and belly patches foal.

 

 

Chivato's Sheath
A sub-tropical tree called Chivato, which when dried, the seeds are so dry and percussive sounds.

 

 

Chaj-Chajs
Rattles made of goat hooves, whose name is onomatopoeic, since it reproduces the sound.

 

 

 

Trompas o Torompes
Percussion instrument made up of vibrating metal tongue, which uses the mouth as a sounding board.

 

 

Horse's Jaw
Produces a characteristic percussive sound when struck, as the jaw teeth are loose.

 

 

Palo de lluvia o Palo de agua
Construido con el hueso del Cardón, un cactus propio del altiplano, produce una sonoridad muy similar a la del agua.