Among
the many instruments used by LOS KOYAS in its performances
are the following:
- Indian
flutes (or flutes of the Andes, or Andean
flutes), the best-known of which are the«kena»
or«quena» and
the«siku» (a sort of panpipes);
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The
«charango»
(the best-known of the Indian guitars), a 10-string
instrument typical of the music of the Andes and whose
resonance chamber is an armadillo shell;
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The
«ronroco», an Indian guitar similar
to the charango but larger, and the «walaycho»,
a small-sized charango;
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The
«cuatro» (Colombia / Venezuela) and
the «cavaquinho» (Brasil), small
4-string guitars for accompanying tropical Latin American
rhythms;
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The
guitar, for solo performance or used
as an instrument for accompaniment in the style peculiar
to the region evoked;
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