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Argentina: Tritonic Musics of the North-West

Various Artists
Argentina: Tritonic Musics of the North-West The early peoples of Andean northwest Argentina lost many of their cultural traits in the course of occupation by the Incas and colonization by the Spanish. But in vocal and instrumental music, they conserved the pre-Columbian tritonic system. The songs here, sung in Spanish, are striking in their indigenous character. The musical instrumentation consists of one or more cajas, a type of hand-held drum, and two types of horns, the erque and the erquencho. The large erque is traditionally made of sections of interlocking reed with a lateral mouthpiece and is typically played during the winter months.The erquencho, a rustic clarinet, is played during the summer months. The music was recorded during the annual carnival season in the summer months of 1988, and is reflective of the type of music performed at that time of year. The liner notes, in English and French, provide geographic and ethnographic background and detailed musicological information. This album is part of the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music.

Track Listing

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Esteban Sajama
01:48
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102
Domingo Sajama
02:02
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103
Mario Mendoza
02:00
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104
Mario Mendoza
02:24
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105
Juana Francisca Siares
08:19
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106
Doña Agueda de Callata and a guest of the Cuevas family
05:39
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107
Male singer, Abra Pampa, Jujuy province
01:17
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108
José Mendoza's family and guests
09:59
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109
Rosa Guanco
03:35
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110
Isidora Alvarez de Guanco
02:13
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111
Rosa Guanco
03:32
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112
Rosa Guanco
04:32
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113
Isidora Alvarez de Guanco
01:45
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114
Rosa Guanco
04:14
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115
Rosa Guanco, Isidora Alvarez de Guanco
04:20
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116
Vicenta Viñabal, Celestino Meriles, Marta Maria Taritolay, Calixto Cardoza, Leucatia Cardoza, Gabino Diaz
10:20