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Indian Music of Mexico

Various Artists
Indian Music of Mexico "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 harpist
01:23
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102
Tzotzil male singers with guitar and harp
02:32
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103
Processional ensemble featuring trumpet, flute, and drum
01:49
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104
The town fiscal and his wife, Chamula, Chiapas
01:25
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105
Yaqui harpist and violinists
02:24
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106
Yaqui harpist and violinists
02:07
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201
Yaqui man playing flute and drum simultaneously
01:54
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202
Yaqui male singer with notched rasping stick, water drum
02:24
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203
Wixárika (Huichol) shaman, two male singers, and ceremony participants
02:24
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204
Wixárika (Huichol) fiesta participants
02:14
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205
Comcaac (Seri) male singer, unaccompanied
01:15
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206
Cora shaman with mitote (bow with gourd resonator)
01:43
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207
Cora shaman with mitote (bow with gourd resonator)
01:09