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Indian Music of Mexico

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Indian Music of Mexico
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"The Indians of Mexico were conquered by Spaniards in the 16th century and have now been living and mixing with these ‘alien’ people for over 400 years. Because they originally existed in very large numbers, they were not submerged and destroyed as were many of the Indian tribes of the United States, and Indian blood exists in large proportions in the present Mexican population. Indian culture, on the other hand, has largely disappeared..."

Henrietta Yurchenco


"Los pueblos indígenas de México fueron conquistados por los españoles en el siglo XVI y han estado interactuando y mezclándose con estos ‘extranjeros’ por más de 400 años. Dado que originalmente eran pueblos numerosos, no fueron aplastados y destruidos, como fue el destino de muchas tribus indígenas en los Estados Unidos, y la sangre indígena persiste todavía en grandes proporciones en la población mexicana. La cultura indígena, no obstante, en gran medida ha desaparecido..."

Henrietta Yurchenco


Track Listing

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Tzotzil - Fiesta Music Tzotzil harpist 1:23
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Tzotzil - Bolonchon Male Tzotzil singers, guitarist, harpist 2:32
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Tzotzil - Fiesta Song Tzotzil trumpet and reed-flute players, drummer 1:49
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Tzotzil - Song for Saint Peter The fiscal of the town of Chamula and his wife 1:25
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105
Yaqui - Pascola Dance Yaqui harpist, violinists 2:24
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Yaqui - Pascola Dance Yaqui harpist, violinists 2:07
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Yaqui - Pascola Dance Yaqui musician simultaneously playing flute and drum 1:54
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Yaqui - Deer Dance Male Yaqui singers with rasping sticks and water drum 2:24
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Huichol - Peyote Dance Peyote cult shaman, two male singers, participants 2:24
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Huichol - Squash Dance Huichol singers, drummer 2:14
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Seri - Religious Song Male Seri singer 1:15
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Cora - Harvest Chant Cora shaman with mitote 1:43
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Cora - Harvest Chant Cora shaman with mitote 1:09

Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

FW04413, FE 4413

Year(s) Released

1952

Label/Collection

Folkways Records

Genre(s)

American Indian; World

Country(s)

Mexico

Culture Group(s)

Cora; Huichol; Seri; Tzotzil; Yaqui

Language(s)

Cora; Huichol; Seri; Tzotzil; Yaqui

Credit(s)

Gordon F. (Gordon Frederick) Ekholm - Producer
 Henrietta Yurchenco - Producer, Recorder
 Ronald Clyne - Designer
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