A broad term for a traditional, slow love song from Peru and other Andean and south American regions, often nostalgic and melancholy, stretching back to Inca culture, and sometimes also honouring the dead. A yaraví is usually haunting and beautiful, the melody is regularly taken by the flute, or the voice, with accompanying harp, guitar or charango. Here are a few examples including from the Smithsonian Folkways and Nonesuch labels:
There are many variants. This Ecuadorian group takes up the tradition with guitars and voice:
And here is a simpler example from Boliva:
So then, any more on yaraví songs and culture? Feel free to suggest examples, or even from film, art, or other contexts in comments below.
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