1950s – 2020sPeak: 1960s
Andean
About Andean
The highland music of Peru, rooted in the Quechua huayno with its bright, melancholic melodies, and stretching from village fiestas to the concert stage. It ranges from beloved huayno singers to the otherworldly soprano of Yma Sumac and the Quechua-language rock of a new generation.