Icaro

[2][3] Each Amazonian ethnic group has a specific term for this type of generic magical song: for example, eshuva for the Huachipaire people,[4] meye for the Piaroa,[5] mariri for the Kokama,[6] or rao bewá for the Shipibo.

[7] The word icaro is believed to derive from the Quechua verb ikaray, which means "to blow smoke in order to heal".

[8][better source needed] Icaro is most commonly used to describe the medicine songs used by shamans in healing ceremonies, such as with the psychedelic brew ayahuasca.

Traditionally, these songs can be performed by whistling, singing with the voice or vocables, or playing an instrument such as the didgeridoo or flute.

[9] Due to the complexity of certain performance techniques, it may take many years to learn certain icaros, and experienced shamans may be able to recite hundreds of them.

Don Solón Tello singing an icaro to a child in a traditional medicine ritual in the northern Amazon of Peru
Shamans usually use icaros to heal with the power of music.
Amazonian shaman.