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Uploaded by on Dec 6, 2007

The Quena, also known as the Kena, originates in the mountains of South America. It has been said that they predate the Incan civilization. Some quenas have been found made of clay, stone, bone and bamboo. Its musical voice ranges from celebration to mourning.

It is an end blown notched flute in a major scale with a thumb hole in the back for the high do.
To blow this flute you must grin and spit watermelon seeds while lifting the flute up against the lower lip tilting the flute so that the bottom of the flute moves forward and back slowly so the air begins to split across the notch at the top. Once you get the sound don't tilt anymore but keep applying some pressure upwards for good contact.
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  • Quena is an INCA INSTRUMENT. Quena is the Inca flute.

    The Moche flutes have been manufactured before the Incas.

    The Nazca flutes have been manufactured before the Moches.

    The Paracas flutes have been manufactured before the Nazcas.

    The Caral flutes have been manufactured before the Paracas.

    The Moche, the Nazca, the Paracas and the Caral(5000 B.C.) were civilizations of Peru.

    Viva MachuPicchu.QUENA IS FROM PERU.

    I learned English in the google translator. LOL (·_·) ha ha ha 

  • Great video, and lovely playing. I was wondering what tuning this Quena is in?

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  • @MrPandasaurus Novica online ! Paid less than 40 $

  • Does the end have to sealed with your chin or just placed up to the lower lip?

  • Thanks for this video. I play guitar mostly and and tinking to add a flute to my collection. I'm either going to add a tin whistle or quena.

  • Great.

    I love this instrument.

  • @Zamkat cute :)

  • @antonio- it's a Quena that my Grandfather got me as a gift, it's beautiful, but the holes are as big as the ends of my fingers, so I almost have to put my finger partway into the hole to plug the damned things.

  • 1:57 epic crow noise :D

    

  • Love it you are so professional are they really that easy to play, hope to keep in touch

  • I would like to play the instrument (quena) and I want to know where to buy one cheap to learn how to play it.

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