gift for musician

This authentic panpipe is called a zampoña - the flute of the Andes that dates back to the Inca empire. The instrument, crafted of bamboo, is comprised of a concave arrangement of 23 pipes. Each pipe is slightly shorter than the next, and each one produces a unique pitch.

The flute arrives in a carrying case that emulates handloomed Inca textiles.

Handcrafted of smooth bamboo, the quena flute is a legacy of the Inca. Today it is an indispensable instrument in traditional Peruvian songs. Benito Tito perforates holes of different widths to ensure a professional sound. An owl adorns the flute and its fabric case emulates pre-Hispanic textiles.

Hang this funny wind chime in your garden or on your porch and watch the smiles roll in. Designed by Sindhu Nata, the wind chime is crafted by Balinese artisans, who use coconut shell and fibers to create the monkey. Suspended below, bamboo chimes make soft music, while agel grass cord preps the chime for installation.

The sweet tunes of the zampoña panpipe serenade the Andes with nostalgic songs. "The use of the zampoña has become widespread across the world and it is played at different functions," explains Benito Tito. "In Peru we play the zampoña during special ceremonies and traditional rites." Tito crafts this zampoña by hand with 13 bamboo reeds of the same diameter but different length. The pipes are tied together with a woven ribbon.

Tito includes a smaller zampoña as a gift. The set includes woven cases for storing.

Let the breeze bring music to your garden with this set of wind chimes from Bali. Trisna Dewi crafts these chimes from bamboo, using three black cylinders of descending size that are marked with sunny and geometric designs. Below these cylinders, hand-tuned aluminum chimes dangle from natural agel grass cord.