THE CHIRISUYA ANDINA: DIASPORA OF ARAB CULTURE IN PERU

Abstract

In several regions of Peru today are still practiced the musical instrument known aschirisuya,the family of oboes. It is a wind instrument of Arab origin, which arrived in America with the Spanish, to accompany religious and ceremonial rites, then it became popular and spread to different regions of the colonies of New Spain, Granada and Peru. In Peru, the Andean were mainly groups who adopted it best to give the musical background to their parties and various cultural events, both agricultural and religious Catholics. In Spain it was known by the name ofchirimiaodulzaina, for acute characteristic sound. With this name he was known in colonial Peru, but spread to other regions, he changed tochirisuya, keeping its original name only in parts of the coast. Today it is used especially in celebrations and rituals of the “champería” or water parties, both in Lima and also the people of Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Apurimac. The chirisuya is also used in the animation of Christian religious holidays associated with other instruments. The instrument is traditional manufacturing, carved on a hollowed wood, with a quill tab and holes for sound notes. The musicians are equally popular musicians in each location, which transmit their knowledge to manufacture it and manipulate it, from generation to generation. In this paper we deal with their symbolic role in rituals dedicated to the water of the Andean people of Peru.