The ‘Peruvian Pan Flute Epidemic’ Rages on ‘South Park’
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 10.27.08 | 7:32 AM ET
Peruvian flute bands are apparently a big enough phenomenon—and irritating enough to Trey Parker and Matt Stone—to take center stage on “South Park.” The latest episode warns of a “Peruvian flute band epidemic” so extensive that the head of Homeland Security says, “All over the world wherever there are tourists or shoppers there are now on average 65 Peruvian flute bands per square kilometer.”
The “Pandemic” episode falls apart toward the end, but it’s worth watching for at least three moments:
* Cartman, Stan and the boys performing as a Peruvian pan flute band.
* The name of the CD they sell: “Tapas and Moonscapes.”
* The Travel Channel cameo.
If you just can’t get enough Peruvian pan flute music on a Monday morning, here’s a video clip from New York’s Penn Station.
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
