Indi-progenitors: Rumillajta and "El Sicuri"

Our random tune is performed by Rumillajta (the name means "stones ruins" in Qechua). Formed in 1980 in Bolivia, they are one of the most important progenitors of modern Andean music and their themes are based around folk tradition and nature as well as social themes such as coca, foreign exploitation and indigenous rights. Most of the group's instruments were built by lead flute player Adrian Villanueva. Rumillajta has apparently disbanded since 2001, but as modern pioneers their influence lives on in groups that incorporate indigenous sounds. You can find this song, El Sicuri, on their 1984 album City of Stone (re-released in 2006) and on the compilation CD Putumayo Presents: Music of the Andes (2014). The name of the song refers to the player of a traditional Andean panpipe and of a style of Andean music consisting of interlocking panpipes that extend the range of the instrument accompanied by drum.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumillajta

Children of the Windy City: Tribus Futuras and "Hijos del Viento"

Tribus Futuras brings us the random tune for today, called Hijos del Viento. Tribus Futuras, formerly known as Inca Pirca, was founded in Chicago in 1995 by husband and wife Luis and Susan Alban. They are both instructors of music at the Old Town School of Folk Music, and have performed extensively in the United States, South America and Europe. Hijos del Viento can be found on the 2014 compilation album Putumayo Presents: Music of the Andes.

Dancing to the Pipes of Pan: Rumillajta and "El Sicuri"

Rumillajta (the name means "stones ruins" in Qechua) brings us the random tune today in the form of El Sicuri. Formed in 1980 in Bolivia, they are one of the most important progenitors of modern Andean music and their themes are based around folk tradition and nature as well as social themes such as coca, foreign exploitation and indigenous rights. Most of the group's instruments were built by lead flute player Adrian Villanueva. Rumillajta has apparently disbanded since 2001, but as modern pioneers their influence lives on in groups that incorporate indigenous sounds. You can find El Sicuri on their 1984 album City of Stone (re-released in 2006) and on the compilation CD Putumayo Presents: Music of the Andes (2014). The name of the song refers to the player of a traditional Andean panpipe and of a style of Andean music consisting of interlocking panpipes that extend the range of the instrument accompanied by drum.