The Music I'm In
The Music I'm In
By Dannel Jurado
Warmikuna yupasqa kayta munaykuNov 9, 2026Miren cómo sonrién los presidentesOct 26, 2026Bring your best, bring your brightestOct 12, 2026Mi taxi no sube a tu cerro, tampoco es que pueda volarSep 28, 2026[For a 7 minutes and change, I'm going to need you to ignore that this is from a video game]Sep 22, 2026Gator boots with the pimped out Gucci suitsSep 9, 2026Dans la rue des tenues charmantesAug 23, 2026I have a loveAug 20, 2026

Warmikuna yupasqa kayta munayku

Nov 9, 2026

You've met me at a very Quechua time of my life. If it weren't for a slight scheduling situation (my finals for my next class would be literally while I'm on a plane), I would be giving up every Saturday to continue my quechua education (...runasimi yachay? yachaq? oh god, I'm gonna review my notes). Initially this was inspired by a frustration that stuck with me on a fairly recent trip to Cusco, but the more I learn the language the more I see the language in so many aspects of the culture I grew up in that it feels strange that we don't teach it in schools. If you've heard me rant about this via voice note before, apologies, but I cannot stop thinking about all the things that are transformative in Peruvian Spanish that come from Quechua: everything is a little, my little thing, my dear little thing that I love.

Takiycha

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Luzmila Carpio x Alcoholika La Christo – Warmikuna Yupaychasqapuni Kasunchik

Sunqupi

In my heart, I don't know where you would come across this save for the the coolest bar in La Paz. Either way, I think it kicks ass when more traditional singers of folk music decide to lend their voice to a metal track. More of this please, I need it. Also, we love a metal song about respecting women.

Kay pacha

You need to read Luzmila Carpio's biography. She has been a mainstay of indigenous music my whole life and is one of those household names in the south of Peru (full disclosure: I thought she was from Puno for a LONG time). Alcoholika La Christo is new to me, thankfully these extremely cool teens made a TikTok that graced my feed and the rest is several dozen plays of this later. I don't know if I've ever considered myself a metalhead, but maaaaan, some metal just scratches my brain right and this is up there.

While it feels gauche, I have to recommend another Alcoholika La Christo song: "Sikuri" because it includes another Andean musical tradition that I love (the "sikuri" namesake of the song). It of course goes on the same playlist as The HU, possibly also Bloodywood. And if you need more Luzmila Carpio in your life, the ZZK mixtape that features her was incredible.

 

(yes, I'm aware I took some liberties with the section headings but I think they work, don't @ me about them, make new Quechua words for them instead, I dare you)

Yawarniy puka, sunquytaq lluq'ipi.

The Music I'm In
The Music I'm In

Warmikuna yupasqa kayta munayku

Nov 9, 2026

You've met me at a very Quechua time of my life. If it weren't for a slight scheduling situation (my finals for my next class would be literally while I'm on a plane), I would be giving up every Saturday to continue my quechua education (...runasimi yachay? yachaq? oh god, I'm gonna review my notes). Initially this was inspired by a frustration that stuck with me on a fairly recent trip to Cusco, but the more I learn the language the more I see the language in so many aspects of the culture I grew up in that it feels strange that we don't teach it in schools. If you've heard me rant about this via voice note before, apologies, but I cannot stop thinking about all the things that are transformative in Peruvian Spanish that come from Quechua: everything is a little, my little thing, my dear little thing that I love.

Takiycha

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Luzmila Carpio x Alcoholika La Christo – Warmikuna Yupaychasqapuni Kasunchik

Sunqupi

In my heart, I don't know where you would come across this save for the the coolest bar in La Paz. Either way, I think it kicks ass when more traditional singers of folk music decide to lend their voice to a metal track. More of this please, I need it. Also, we love a metal song about respecting women.

Kay pacha

You need to read Luzmila Carpio's biography. She has been a mainstay of indigenous music my whole life and is one of those household names in the south of Peru (full disclosure: I thought she was from Puno for a LONG time). Alcoholika La Christo is new to me, thankfully these extremely cool teens made a TikTok that graced my feed and the rest is several dozen plays of this later. I don't know if I've ever considered myself a metalhead, but maaaaan, some metal just scratches my brain right and this is up there.

While it feels gauche, I have to recommend another Alcoholika La Christo song: "Sikuri" because it includes another Andean musical tradition that I love (the "sikuri" namesake of the song). It of course goes on the same playlist as The HU, possibly also Bloodywood. And if you need more Luzmila Carpio in your life, the ZZK mixtape that features her was incredible.

 

(yes, I'm aware I took some liberties with the section headings but I think they work, don't @ me about them, make new Quechua words for them instead, I dare you)

Yawarniy puka, sunquytaq lluq'ipi.