Ecuadorian dark folk metal/dungeon synth band Urku Llanthu released in January 2022 the Second Studio Album, Waka Isku via Takiri Prod. Ind. Now the mastermind Pablo Messias had launched on his Youtube Channel, the sixth track from the album, called CHASKINA.

Each song in the album tells you stories and leads you to another plane of reality. It is an ancestral journey through memories and experiences of the cosmos, of the strength of the spirit and the journey of the soul that transmutes between existence and immortality.
On CHASKINA, we find a beautiful description of Apus (in the Quechua language meaning Lords). The Incas used it to name the mountains and snow-capped mountains of great importance.
The ‘Apus’ were protective spirits and watched over the people in their territory, their livestock and their crops.
According to the worldview of the Andean man (before, during and after the Incas), the mountains were divine entities that ruled over the destiny of human beings
For the Andean man, each mountain has its own spirit, its own name and its own domain which they protect. Thus, each region has its own ‘Apu’ or protective mountain.
The ‘Apus’ were typically male spirits although female deities also exist.


The Incas believed that the taller the ‘Apus’, the greater their importance. Thus the Incas have the possibility of communicating with their gods. Since immemorial times, people worship the “Apus” with chicha (a corn liquor).

CHASKINA is another beautiful track that leads you to ancient places.

You can enjoy the music/video in the player below.

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