Andean music may often be identified with small, poncho-wearing bands playing pan flutes. But Peru’s Serenata de los Andes is taking the genre to the next level. Like a passing condor on steroids, ...

Apr. 26—Students at Hobbton Middle School got to experience South American culture Monday as part of the Sampson Arts Council's continued Art in Schools program. This time, they invited Andes Manta, ...

Don’t Cry for Me, Peru... Central to the music of the Andes presented here is the "Andean" flute. Traditionally made with clay, animal bones, or silver, the contemporary Sikus are constructed from ...

Indigenous Peruvian music is a colorful tapestry of sounds and traditions, reflecting the rich cultural heritage of the ...

Growing up in Berkeley with parents concerned about the political struggles in Central and South America, Lydia Mills spent a lot of time at the city's La Peña Cultural Center - an oasis of the region ...

NEW YORK - Erwin Frankel, a radio host and concert promoter who broadened the American cultural palette by introducing audiences to Andean pan flute music, the whirling dervishes of Turkey, and the ...

Barr Middle School sixth-graders joined Oscar Rios Pohirieth con los manos - with their hands - in making Andean music. Pohirieth's appearance Friday was part of the school's "Travel Around the World ...

If you listen closely, beyond the ringing bells of the downtown street cars and the bustle of eager shoppers, you can find the smooth sounds of the pan flute and a small guitar known as a charango.