# Kantu

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{{short description|Ancient circle dance of the Bolivian and Peruvian highlands}}
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'''Kantu''' or '''k'antu''' is an ancient style of music and [circle dance](/source/circle_dance) which is widespread since [incaic](/source/Incas) or even [preincaic](/source/Pre-Inca_cultures) epoch on the [Peru](/source/Peru)vian and [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia)n highlands. Modern versions of this style still use the [Quechua](/source/Quechua_languages) or [Aymara](/source/Aymara_language) language and the [siku](/source/Siku_(panpipe)) (ceremonial panpipe). Some musicologists argue that the name for this style comes from the Spanish word 'canto' meaning 'song.' Linguists might argue that the name comes from the Quechua word 'k'antu' which is a widely known flower in Bolivia.<ref>Titon, Jeff Todd., Linda Fujie, David Locke, & [David P. McAllester](/source/David_P._McAllester). ''Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's People''. 2nd ed.</ref> Also, ''k'antu'' may be a word of extinct [Puquina](/source/Puquina_language) language with unknown meaning.

== Dancing ==
K'antu is a [circle dance](/source/circle_dance), but some women and men also dance in pairs inside or outside of the circle.<ref>{{cite journal
| author      = Max Peter Baumann
| year        = 1985
| title       = The Kantu Ensemble of the Kallawaya at Charazani (Bolivia)
| journal     = [Yearbook for Traditional Music](/source/Yearbook_for_Traditional_Music)
| volume      = 17
| pages       = 146–166
| publisher   = International Council for Traditional Music
| location    = Canberra, Australia
| doi = 10.2307/768440
| jstor         = 768440
| s2cid = 192930472
| url = http://fis.uni-bamberg.de/bitstreams/bbcf06b6-cfc8-4970-b004-3be56184a7ea/download
}}</ref>

== Resources ==
For recorded version of the k'antu songs, please refer to ''Worlds of Music'' listed as a reference.

== Some examples ==
There is a variety of bands who play the Kantu style, such as:
* [Los Kjarkas](/source/Los_Kjarkas)
* [Inkuyo](/source/Inkuyo)
* [Bolivia Manta](/source/Bolivia_Manta)
* [Grupo Aymara](/source/Grupo_Aymara)
* [Awatiñas](/source/Awati%C3%B1as)
* [Markasata](/source/Markasata)
* [K'antu Ensemble](/source/K'antu_Ensemble) an award-winning ensemble from Birmingham <ref>{{cite web|url=http://kantu-ensemble.co.uk/ |title=K'antu Ensemble - Home |website=Kantu-ensemble.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2016-01-31}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Andean music
Category:Music of Bolivia
Category:Music of Peru
Category:Circle dances
Category:Panpipes
Category:Indigenous dances of South America

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