Gauchos of the Andes Gauchos are nomadic herdsmen who traditionally roamed the vast grasslands of South America settling. Today, there are still gauchos living in the Andes mountains, where they face a unique set of challenges. Gauchos settlers are mostly in found in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. The Andes mountains are a harsh environment, with…
Press play to hear sample of the Zampoña (check your volume first). The zampoña or panpipe is a traditional Andean wind instrument that has its origin in the Andean highlands of South America, especially from countries such as Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Colombia. The zampoña is made up of a group of tubes…
El Condor Pasa is a traditional folk song from Peru that became an international hit in the 1970s. The original author of the song is Peruvian composer Daniel Alomía Robles who wrote the zarzuela (Spanish operetta) influenced by the indigenous movements of the time; he called it El Cóndor Pasa. Later that year, a play…