Sikuri

For the village in Iran, see Sikuri, Iran.

Sikuri is a musical style from Peru and Bolivia consisting of siku players and drum accompaniment. There are usually around twenty siku players. As each siku cannot play all the notes of a scale, the siku players use an interlocking technique to play the entire melody. The drums produce a fast, pounding beat in the rhythm of huayño.^[1]

Sikuri players at a festival

Traditional sikuri,ⓘ (MIDI sample) as played by Inkuyo group (The Double-Headed Serpent, 1993)

Sikuri is often performed at festivals by the Aymara-speaking peoples near Lake Titicaca.