The El Cóndor Pasa that is a traditional Peruvian Andean song, composed in 1913 by Peruvian composer Daniel Alomía Robles. Originally, it was part of a Zarzuela (a Spanish musical play) of the same name, which depicted the social and economic struggles of Peruvian Indigenous people against colonizers. The song is notable for its use of traditional Andean instruments like the Quena (a reed flute); its melancholic and emotive tones, evoking the majesty of the condor soaring over the Andes mountains.