Description
Pan Pipes Brown Andes Flute Peru Traditional Musical Instrument Woodwind Instrument
One of the most recognized instruments from the Andes, these pan flutes are made with with dried reeds from Lake Titicaca. Our zampona is a thirteen note instrument made from bamboo. Used in traditional Andean music, these pan pipes are fun to play.
The pan flute or pan pipe is an ancient musical instrument based on the principle of the closed tube, consisting usually of five or more pipes of gradually increasing length (and, at times, girth). The pan flute has long been popular as a folk instrument, and is considered the first mouth organ, ancestor of both the pipe organ and the harmonica. The pan flute is named for its association with the rustic Greek god Pan. The pipes of the pan flute are typically made from bamboo or giant cane; other materials used include wood, plastic, and metal. Called zampoña in Spanish, both curved and traditional South American variations are also very popular in Peruvian traditional groups and other Andean music.
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Specifics:
- Medium # 2 (4.5"x 6")
A pan flute is a musical instrument based on the principle of the closed tube, consisting of multiple pipes of
Andean pan flute has many shapes, sizes and tunings, and each has its own name.
In general, the panpipe is known in Aymara language as the siku.
In Quechua as antara and in Spanish it is also known as zampoña.
