Since pre-Hispanic times, music and dance has always played an important role in Peruvian society. Ancient Peruvians used sea shells, reeds and even animal bones to produce sounds. It is said that the Peruvians of the Nazca culture were the most important pre-Hispanic musicians on the continent. The music of Peru is a merger of sound and style. The instruments used in the music of Peru are harps, lutes, guitars, bandurrias, vihuelas,