Tags: Genre, Music Genre, Topical Concept.
Harawi (Quechua: harawi Spanish: haravi jaravi) is an ancient traditional genre of Andean Music and also indigenous lyric poetry. Harawi was widespread in the Inca Empire and now is especially common in countries that were part of it: Peru Bolivia Ecuador partially Chile and Argentina. Typically harawi is a moody soulful slow and melodic song or tune played on the quena (flute). The words of harawi speak of love (often unrequited) plight of ordinary peasant privations of orphans etc.