This Andean flute is the best-known wind instrument in Peru and dates back to pre-Hispanic times.


It is made out of a tube of cane, wood, bone or even plastic, with one end beveled into a mouthpiece.

The quena features five or six soundholes which produces a range of notes, depending on how the performer blows through the flute. Quenas come in different sizes depending on the region.


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