The sound trumpet waka waqra of Quiñota and cultural identity (Chumbivilcas, Cusco, Peru)

Huamán Asillo L.D.; Meléndez Palacios B. · European Public and Social Innovation Review (2025) · DOI: 10.31637/epsir-2025-1255

Resumen

Introduction: In the world there were musical instruments with different sounds; In Peru, it had its own, diverse development and our ancestors left flutes, quenas, panpipes, whistles and others; They diversified, perfected, adapting to the uses and customs of each town. Methodology: Descriptive, qualitative approach, ethnohistorical field study, observation; probability sampling for convenience; in-depth interview, with semi-structured questions directed to the actors of four communities. Results: The waka waqra sounding trumpet is the product of a syncretism, the Spanish brought the cattle and with the bull's horns the community members built it, giving it a spiral shape with 19 to 21 cuts; It emerged in the colonial era with Andean antecedents, spreading in the central and southern Andean mountains. Discussion: Instrument classified as aerophone due to sound quality, its music is a cultural practice, symbolic expression, ritual, it represents ancestral traditions and customs. Conclusions: The music of the waka waqra is present in ritual acts, celebrations, waka t'inkay cattle branding, bullfights, religious festivities: Purified Virgin, Patron Santiago, Santa Rosa de Lima, expressing the cultural identity of the people of Quiñota.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa