Music of Peru

Peruvian music is an amalgamation of sounds and styles drawing on Peru's Andean, Spanish, and African roots.

Pre-Columbian Andean music was played on drums and string instruments, like the European pipe and tabor tradition.

Peruvian music reflects the country’s rich cultural heritage, blending Indigenous, Spanish, and African influences.

[2][3] The charango is member of the lute family of instruments and was invented during the Viceroyalty of Peru by musicians imitating the Spanish vihuela.

[4] In the Canas and Titicaca regions, the charango is used in courtship rituals, symbolically invoking mermaids with the instrument to lure the woman to the male performers.