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Instruments and Music of Bolivia

Various Artists
Instruments and Music of Bolivia “The native music of Bolivia is as varied as the landscape of that fascinating country. From the shores of Lake Titicaca 12,000 feet above sea level to the lush valleys of Cochabamba and Tarija instruments and styles of music range from the monotonous pentatonic incantation played by a group of sicuris (panpipers) in Tarabuco to the lively tonada strummed on a charango in the little market town of Tarata...”

Bernard Keiler


“La música nativa de Bolivia es tan variada como el paisaje de ese país fascinante. Desde las orillas del lago Titicaca 3.810 metros sobre el nivel del mar hasta los verdes valles de Cochabamba y Tarija, los instrumentos y los estilos musicales abarcan desde la monótona entonación pentatónica tocada por un grupo de sicuris (tocadores de zampoña) en Tarabuco hasta la vigorosa tonada rasgueada en un charango en un pequeño mercado del pueblo de Tarata...”

Bernard Keiler

Track Listing

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Quenita Aymara musicians 01:05
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Saucecito Aymara musicians 01:21
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Kollauita Aymara musicians 01:53
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Ceremonial Quechua musicians 02:15
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Tonada de San Roque (1) Mestizo musicians 02:14
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Tonada (1) Mestizo musicians 01:38
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Tonada (2) Quechua musicians 01:59
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Alegria Quechua musicians 01:32
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Narnajita Quechua musicians 02:18
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Contrapunto Mestizo musicians 02:04
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Flor Imilla Aymara musicians 00:57
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Tonada de la Cruz Mestizo musicians 01:24
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Tonada de Pascuas Mestizo musicians 01:31
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Tonada de San Roque (2) Mestizo musicians 01:38