Kuyayky
Kuyayky is one of the most popular and newly influential bands in Andean music. The band has contributed to the prominence and revival of huayno music from central Peru. One of the only Andean music bands with a majority of female members. The band now resides in the United States and gained a following from world music fans for its traditional yet innovative style of Peruvian Music.
History
Kuyayky was founded by Jose Hurtado Sr. and Edda Bonilla in the 80's as a family project in the style of La Familia Rodriguez in the town of Jauja. Kuyayky's original members are Rubi Indira in guitar and first voice, Jose Luis in the mandolin and fourth voice, Yina in the charango and second voice, Mariluz in the quena-sikus-and cajón and third voice, and Candy in the bombo leguero and first voice. Kuyayky has struck a chord by rearranging and researching dozens of musical pieces from the precolonial and colonial periods from all of Latin America, with a clear emphasis on the music of central Peru. Their NGO is concerned with fostering cultural awareness to develop a better understanding and acceptance among different cultures; as well as by directly aiding Andean communiities through advanced education through the online program YachayWorld. The band takes its name from the Quechua language, which translates from the verb "kuyay" love, meaning "To love" or "solidarity".