Huayano+Music

=Huayno Music=

Huayno is a genre of Andean Music and dance originating from Peru. The music isn't native to only Peru it is also popular in other countries as well, Chile, Bolivia and Ecuador.

The music is a combination of rural folk and urban dance with vocals and a variety of instruments.

Some of the instruments used in the music can include a flute, harp, panpipe, accordion, guitar and saxophone.

With the music accompanies a dance, there is no formal movements but rather rules and initial gestures.

The initial gesture is from the man who offers his right arm to the women. After she accepts he places his handkerchief on her shoulder. The dance consists of heavy stamping of the feet in which the man follows the women. The movements in the dance are happy and roguish.