Huaylía
The huaylía or wayliya is a genre of Andean music and dance from Peru that is typically performed near Christmas.[1] The music and dance is typical to the central and southern highlands of Peru more specifically to the following areas: Apurímac, Ayacucho, Cusco, Huancavelica and Junín. Huaylía de Chumbivilcas is a variant from the department of Cusco in the south of the country that obtaied official recognition as a National Cultural Heritage in 2016.[1] The huailía de Chumbivilcas is the music traditionally played at the takanakuy fights.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ministerio de Cultura (2016-01-12). "Declaran Patrimonio Cultural de Nación a la Huaylía de Chumbivilcas". gob.pe (in Spanish).
- ^ "Takanakuy: los límites de la cultura y lo jurídico —MESA REDONDA—". Revista de Investigación de la Universidad Norbert Wiene (in Spanish). 3: 101–125. 2014.