The Urban-Mestizo Charango Tradition in Southern Peru: A Statement of Shifting Identity

Abstract

in several distinct Peruvian musical traditions, notably that of Andean peasants, of mestizos, and more recently that of urban folklore revivalists. This paper is an attempt to explain the evolution of the highland urban-mestizo tradition in southern Peru by drawing attention to the causal links between certain socioeconomic forces and this musical style. Thus, the underlying aesthetic and social values that govern: (1) the fact that urban mestizos play the charango at all; (2) the type of charango that they use; (3) fundamental aspects of their performance style; and (4) types of song genres performed are seen as being largely determined by operative

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