Inkuyo

What Inkuyo makes

Topics andean-music, folk-music, cultural-heritage, south-american-flutes, traditional-music

An accomplished composer and arranger, and internationally recognized virtuoso of pan–pipes and South American flutes, Gonzalo Vargas is the founder of the group Inkuyo. Inkuyo's ensemble of accomplished musicians brings the ancient instruments and songs of the majestic Andean highlands and of their Incan heritage firmly into the 20th century. Inkuyo takes its name and inspiration from a remote mountain village in the heart of the Andes where the people live as their ancestors have lived for centuries, and where music is an integral part of daily life. Gonzalo Vargas brings to the group his experiences growing up in the remote Andean village of Tapajkari, Bolivia, where he inherited a rich traditional musical knowledge. After playing with numerous groups in his native land, Vargas brought his passion to perform, study and teach his ancestral music to the United States and Canada.

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