Lowland Tribes of Ecuador

"The coastal region of Ecuador extends along the western Pacific warm lowlands and is characterized by inlets, lagoons, mangrove and palm-lined beaches delineated by fast winding rivers that flow from the high Andes mountains. The Ecuadorian Montana, in the east, consist of a vast expanse of primary forest that descends rapidly towards the great alluvial plain that forms the Amazonia basin and its tributaries..."

David Blair Stiffler

"La region costera de Ecuador se extiende a lo largo de las llanuras templadas del Pacífico, caracterizada por sus ensenadas, lagunas, manglares y playas llenas de palmeras, y delineada por ríos que fluyen desde los altos Andes. La montana ecuatoriana, hacia el oriente, está formada por grandes extensiones de bosque primario que desciende rápidamente hacia las inmensas llanuras aluviales que forman la Amazonía..."

David Blair Stiffler

Track Listing

101	Narrative Song	Waorani singers	03:15
102	Marimba Instrumental	Colorado man in his forties	01:28
103	Marimba Instrumental	Colorado man in his forties	01:35
104	Marimba Instrumental	Colorado man in his forties	02:10
105	Leaf Bundle Healing Technique	Colorado shaman	03:43
106	Festive Song	Cayapa singer	01:42
107	Harmonica "Song of Ourselves"	Cayapa harmonica player	01:18
108	Harmonica "Caramba"	Cayapa harmonica player	01:03
109	"Hadina" Spirit Calling	Cayapa shaman	02:28
110	Cerro Colorado	Cayapa shaman	01:41
111	Healing Segment	Cayapa shaman	01:44
112	Leaf Bundle on Baby	Cayapa shaman	01:40
201	Spirit Intrusion Removal	Kofan shaman	07:10
202	Wire Bow Instrumental	Sioni musicians Hernando and Luis	03:57
203	Wire Bow (Hernando & Luis)	Sioni musicians Hernando and Luis	02:47
204	Spirit Manifestation (Wire Bow, Boots, Seed Pod Necklace)	Hernando, Luis, ayahuasca ritual participants	01:20
205	Yage Ceremony (Opening Oration) Participants Commenting on Visions	Sioni shaman, ayahuasca ritual participants	03:47
206	Festive (Chicha?) Song: Women Singing	Female Secoya singers	04:11
207	Festive Song	Female Secoya singers	01:28