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	Huaorani: Narrative Song Two Waorani (Huaorani) men	03:15
102	Colorado: Marimba Instrumental (1) Tsáchila (Colorado) man	01:28
103	Colorado: Marimba Instrumental (2) Tsáchila (Colorado) man	01:35
104	Colorado: Marimba Instrumental (3) Tsáchila (Colorado) man	02:10
105	Colorado: Leaf Bundle Healing Technique Narcalan Calacazon	03:43
106	Cayapa: Festive Song Chachi (Cayapa) woman	01:42
107	Cayapa: Harmonica "Song of Ourselves" Chachi (Cayapa) harmonica player	01:18
108	Cayapa: Harmonica "Caramba" Chachi (Cayapa) harmonica player	01:03
109	Cayapa: "Hadina" Spirit Calling Chachi (Cayapa) shaman, Cayapas River, Esmeraldas Province	02:28
110	Cayapa: Cerro Colorado Chachi (Cayapa) shaman, Cayapas River, Esmeraldas Province	01:41
111	Cayapa: Healing Segment Chachi (Cayapa) shaman, Cayapas River, Esmeraldas Province	01:44
112	Cayapa: Leaf Bundle on Baby Chachi (Cayapa) shaman, Cayapas River, Esmeraldas Province	01:40
201	Cofán: Spirit Intrusion Removal Cofán shaman	07:10
202	Siona: Wire Bow (Instrumental) Hernando and Luis	03:57
203	Siona: Wire Bow (Hernando and Luis) Hernando and Luis	02:47
204	Siona: Spirit Manifestation (Wire Bow, Boots, Seed Pod Necklace) Hernando, Luis, and ritual participants	01:20
205	Siona: Yagé Ceremony (Opening Oration) - Participants Commenting on Visions Siona shaman and ritual participants	03:47
206	Secoya: Festive (Chicha?) Song: Women Singing Secoya women	04:11
207	Secoya: Festive Song Secoya women	01:28