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
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Narrative Song | Waorani singers | 3:15 | |
102
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Marimba Instrumental | Colorado man in his forties | 1:28 | |
103
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Marimba Instrumental | Colorado man in his forties | 1:35 | |
104
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Marimba Instrumental | Colorado man in his forties | 2:10 | |
105
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Leaf Bundle Healing Technique | Colorado shaman | 3:43 | |
106
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Festive Song | Cayapa singer | 1:42 | |
107
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Harmonica "Song of Ourselves" | Cayapa harmonica player | 1:18 | |
108
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Harmonica "Caramba" | Cayapa harmonica player | 1:03 | |
109
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"Hadina" Spirit Calling | Cayapa shaman | 2:28 | |
110
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Cerro Colorado | Cayapa shaman | 1:41 | |
111
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Healing Segment | Cayapa shaman | 1:44 | |
112
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Leaf Bundle on Baby | Cayapa shaman | 1:40 | |
201
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Spirit Intrusion Removal | Kofan shaman | 7:10 | |
202
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Wire Bow Instrumental | Sioni musicians Hernando and Luis | 3:57 | |
203
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Wire Bow (Hernando & Luis) | Sioni musicians Hernando and Luis | 2:47 | |
204
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Spirit Manifestation (Wire Bow, Boots, Seed Pod Necklace) | Hernando, Luis, ayahuasca ritual participants | 1:20 | |
205
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Yage Ceremony (Opening Oration) Participants Commenting on Visions | Sioni shaman, ayahuasca ritual participants | 3:47 | |
206
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Festive (Chicha?) Song: Women Singing | Female Secoya singers | 4:11 | |
207
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Festive Song | Female Secoya singers | 1:28 |