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Instruments and Music of Indians of Bolivia

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Instruments and Music of Indians of Bolivia
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“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 1:05
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102
Saucecito Aymara musicians 1:21
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103
Kollauita Aymara musicians 1:53
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104
Ceremonial Quechua musicians 2:15
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105
Tonada de San Roque Mestizo musicians 2:14
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Tonada Mestizo musicians 1:38
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Tonada Quechua musicians 1:59
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Alegria Quechua musicians 1:32
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Narnajita Quechua musicians 2:18
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204
Contrapunto Mestizo musicians 2:04
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Flor Imilla - Flor Imilia Aymara musicians 0:57
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Tonada de la Cruz Mestizo musicians 1:24
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Tonada de Pascuas Mestizo musicians 1:31
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Tonada de San Roque Mestizo musicians 1:38

Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

FW04012, FM 4012

Year(s) Released

1962

Label/Collection

Folkways Records

Genre(s)

American Indian; World

Country(s)

Bolivia

Culture Group(s)

Aymara; Mestizo; Quechua

Instrument(s)

Caña; Chapaco (Violin); Charango; Drum; Erke; Flute; Kena; Panpipes; Quena; Siku; Square drum

Credit(s)

Bernard Keiler - Recorder, Producer
 Ronald Clyne - Designer
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