Video Description
Song: La Pampa y la Puna, Quena and Guitar
Author: Carlos Valderrama Herrera
Performer: Edgar Espinoza (Quena), David Sandoval (Guitar), Museo de Arte de Lima, 1989.
Quena or Kena
The quena is the traditional flute of the Andes.
Carlos Valderrama Herrera
Carlos Valderrama Herrera (1887-1950) was a famous Peruvian musician, composer and pianist, linked to the mainstream music of Nationalism and Impressionism. Born in Trujillo, a city department of La Libertad in northern Peruvian territory.
His flagship master composition, "La Pampa y la Puna" became the unofficial national anthem of Peru and one of the most known and widespread in the world.
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