Reminiscences of Raktako: Huayno Guitar from Cuzco and Ayacucho, 1930-1940

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Available from Light in the Attic Records when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

Reminiscences of Raktako: Huayno Guitar from Cuzco and Ayacucho, 1930-1940 by Alberto Juscamaita Gastelú Huayno has its roots in the Andes during the colonial era, when indigenous peoples began to blend their music with influences brought by European settlers. During this process the Spanish guitar naturally became very prevalent, incorporating the tunings, finger-style and rhythms of the traditional Andean harp along with it. The late Alberto Juscamaita Gastelú, known as Raktako, was a renowned