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

Audio Player 101	Narrative Song	Waorani singers	03:15
Audio Player 102	Marimba (Instrumental / 1)	Colorado man in his forties	01:28
Audio Player 103	Marimba (Instrumental / 2)	Colorado man in his forties	01:35
Audio Player 104	Marimba (Instrumental / 3)	Colorado man in his forties	02:10
Audio Player 105	Leaf Bundle Healing Technique	Colorado shaman	03:43
Audio Player 106	Festive Song (1)	Cayapa singer	01:42
Audio Player 107	Harmonica "Song of Ourselves"	Cayapa harmonica player	01:18
Audio Player 108	Harmonica "Caramba"	Cayapa harmonica player	01:03
Audio Player 109	Hadina Spirit Calling	Cayapa shaman	02:28
Audio Player 110	Cerro Colorado	Cayapa shaman	01:41
Audio Player 111	Healing Segment	Cayapa shaman	01:44
Audio Player 112	Leaf Bundle on Baby	Cayapa shaman	01:40
Audio Player 201	Spirit Intrusion Removal	Kofan shaman	07:10
Audio Player 202	Siona: Wire Bow Instrumental (Instrumental)	Hernando and Luis	03:57
Audio Player 203	Siona: Wire Bow (Hernando and Luis)	Hernando and Luis	02:47
Audio Player 204	Siona: Spirit Manifestation (Wire Bow, Boots, Seed Pod Necklace)	Hernando, Luis, ayahuasca ritual participants	01:20
Audio Player 205	Yage Ceremony (Opening Oration) Participants Commenting on Visions	Sioni shaman, ayahuasca ritual participants	03:47
Audio Player 206	Festive (Chicha?) Song: Women Singing	Female Secoya singers	04:11
Audio Player 207	Festive Song (2)	Female Secoya singers	01:28