The Kichwa Peoples

Indigenous Ecuador / Ecuador Indígena

Kichwas Kañaris

Cañar

Región montañosa de los kañaris en Ecuador.

Ingapirca

Ruina de Ingapirca.

Ingapirca

Ragión de Cañar

Observatorio Inca

En Ingapirca, Cañar.

Cabeza del Inca

Cañar, Ecuador

Sombrero kañari

Representa el arcoiris, base de la mitología kichwa.

Wakara

Tamborcillo tradicional encargado de llevar la base rítmica en la música kichwa kañari.

Pedro Solano

Músico kañari interpretando una melodía en el pingullo.

Hogar kañari

Cañar, Ecuador

Vero Solano y Marco Yupangui

Grabando Chinita para “Endangered Indigenous Songs”

Pedro Solano

Entrevista con el músico kañari Pedro Solano.

Kichwas Otavaleños

Textiles

Tapetes con diseños típicos, Otavalo, Ecuador

Maquila de textiles

Indígena kichwa fabricando telas tradicionales en su taller. Peguche, Ecuador.

Tayta Gundo

Centro cultural y laudería de instrumentos kichwa en Peguche, Ecuador

Carolina Bautista

Tocando la palla en el centro cultural Tayta Gundo

Pallas y coyok

Instrumentos andinos de aliento

Wajarapuco, erkenco y Quijada de burro

Instrumentos kichwas

Cascabel

Instrumento tradicional de percusión.

Tambora

Instrumento tradicional Kichwa

Ali Lerma

Tocando el arpa en el centro cultural Tayta Gundo

Carolina Lerma

Interpretando una melodía en el pingullo

Sisa y Edison Maldonado

Músicos de Kotama.

Gaitas de Kotama

Instrumento tradicional Kichwa Otavaleño

Palla y el arcoiris

by Carolina Bautista

This instrument is called a palla. The Taytas (ancient fathers) made it with a special meaning. Notice how it has seven pipes? Nowadays it can be made with eight, nine, ten or more—but in the old days it was just seven. Why? Because the seven pipes represent the colours of the rainbow, which are seven, and they also represent the feathers of the condor. The condor has seven feathers on each wing, you see, with which to steer its flight. When the condor has all seven on each side it flies well, because its wings keep it steady. But if any feather were to be lost, its flight would not be balanced.

The Taytas played this instrument to give thanks to the corn, to the water… and to play war songs.