Huaylía

The huaylía or wayliya is a genre of Andean music and dance from Peru that is typically performed near Christmas.^[1] The music and dance is typical to the central and southern highlands of Peru more specifically to the following areas: Apurímac, Ayacucho, Cusco, Huancavelica and Junín. Huaylía de Chumbivilcas is a variant from the department of Cusco in the south of the country that obtained official recognition as a National Cultural Heritage in 2016.^[1] The huailía de Chumbivilcas is the music traditionally played at the takanakuy fights.^[2]