The APUS are the spirits that inhabit in the hills and protect the peoples of the Andes. Therefore, the meaning of the Quechua words “APU INKA” could be translated into something like: Protector Spirit of the Incas.

The APU INKA Musical Group was founded in Atlanta, United States of America, in 2008. The founder and artistic director is the Peruvian citizen John Zorrilla, instructor of Andean instruments and artist who grew up listening to the legends and traditions of the Andes of Peru. In this way, APU INKA was born as an expression of respect and admiration for the ancestral art, music and dance of the Andes by a group of Peruvians that, living outside their country, seeks to make their culture known sending a message of brotherhood through the universal language of music.

The musical expression of APU INKA, even when they play cosmopolitan melodies, is authentically traditional. Their music reflects a rich and intense miscegenation, resulting of the contribution of each of their members as well as the interaction between the Andean culture and other cultural expressions of the world.

APU INKA performs Peruvian and Latin American popular music and seeks to keep alive the essence of its origins through the handling of Andean instruments such as the Quena, the Zampoña, the Charango and many others.

APU INKA has proposed to bring the popular music of Peru to the publics in the different countries, spreading, promoting and bringing it closer to the cultural values ​​and art of other countries in Latin America and the world.