Cora Indian Festive Music

"In remote regions, still difficult to access, in the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains of western Mexico, there still remain pockets of Indians who have not yet adopted the predominant Mestizo culture of Mexico, Indians, who by virtue of their remoteness, have kept their own tribal identities, cultures, and languages. One such tribe is the Cora, living in the mountains of the northwestern part of the state of Nayarit, Mexico..."

E. Richard Sorenson and Philip R. Lenna


"En las montañas de la Sierra Madre Occidental de México existen todavía algunas remotas regiones de difícil acceso donde aún permanecen grupos de indígenas que no han adoptado la cultura mestiza predominante en el país; indígenas que por virtud de su aislamiento han mantenido sus propias identidades tribales, sus culturas y sus lenguajes. Una de estas culturas es la tribu Cora, que vive en las montañas del noroeste del estado de Nayarit..."

E. Richard Sorenson y Philip R. Lenna

Track Listing

101	Knife Dance	Cora musicians from San Blasito	02:42
102	Violin Improvisation and Flute Accompaniment	Cora violinist, flutist, singers	02:28
103	Spontaneous Singing	Cora violinist, singers	02:46
104	Music and Revelry	Cora violinist, singers	05:09
105	Flute Solo (1)	Cora flutist, singers	03:01
106	Violin Improvisation	Cora violinist	03:44
201	Music and Revelry with Mexican Song	Cora violinist, flutist, singers	03:45
202	Flute Solo (2)	Cora flutist	03:38
203	Music, Mass Singing, and Revelry	Cora musicians from San Blasito	04:13
204	Ceremonial Dance at San Pedro de Honor	Church of San Pedro de Honor congregation, Cora dancers	07:45