The Pipil Indians of El Salvador

Produced and recorded by David Blair Stiffler.

"The Pipils are descendants of the Aztecs of Mexico and today are the last pure-blooded Indians living in the country of El Salvador. Aside from the Pipils there are few remnant groups of the Lenca, Pokoman, Chorti and Ulva who live throughout the country....In this album some representation of the Pipil culture as well as the latinized traditional, Salvadorean folk melodies, that have their roots in the Indian and Spanish religious ceremonies will be presented..."

David Blair Stiffler


Producido y grabado por David Blair Stiffler.

"Los Pipil son descendientes de los Aztecas mexicanos y son hoy por hoy los últimos indígenas de sangre pura que viven en El Salvador. Aparte de los Pipil todavía existen unos pocos grupos remanentes de las tribus Lenca, Pokoman, Chorti y Ulva que viven a lo largo del país.... En este álbum se presentan algunas tradiciones de la cultura Pipil, así como melodías folclóricas tradicionales salvadoreñas cuyas raíces se encuentran tanto en ceremonias religiosas indígenas como en las españolas..."

David Blair Stiffler

Track Listing

101	El Torito pinto	Participants at the celebration of The Cofradia de la Virgen de Concepcion in Izalco	04:40
102	El Carbonera	Pancho Lara	01:51
103	El Zipitio	Pipil musicians	04:41
104	Los Historiantes: Part 1	Pipil musicians	03:13
105	Los Historiantes: Part 2	Pipil musicians	02:05
106	Radio Spots	Radios played in buses going and coming to the villages	00:46
107	Accordion Music in Pipil Language	Francisco Tepas	02:57
201	Pipil Polka	Francisco Tepas	01:46
202	Accordion of Francisco Tepas	Francisco Tepas	00:25
203	Mi duele - It Pains Me	Francisco Tepas	02:32
204	Son Nahuat	Francisco Tepas	01:09
205	Kanka la wituna	Francisco Tepas	01:30
206	Dos Campadres	Pedro and Jose Musto	03:48
207	El Barrenar	Pedro and Jose Musto	03:20
208	Jawbone and Marimba Music	Pedro and Jose Musto with Sylvester Xijache	03:19
209	Chant for the "Paseo de Niño" for the Cofradias	Sylvester Xijache	01:52