Andean Music

Andean Music Although the Andes mountain range stretches over seven South American countries, the category »Andean music« generally refers to the musical traditions of the Quechua and Aymara peoples from Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and the northern highlands of Chile and Argentina. Since the genre’s massive growth during the 1970s, Andean folk music has gained widespread popularity throughout the region, as well as in the United States and Europe. In fact, the revival of folkloric melodies and…