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Mexican Indian Traditions

Various Artists
Mexican Indian Traditions The music on this album was recorded live during performances by seven indigenous Mexican groups at the Avignon Festival (France) in the summer of 1992. On the occasion of the 500th Anniversary Commemoration of the Encounter between Two Worlds, the festival brought together, for the first time in Europe, approximately a hundred musicians and dancers from the Totonac, Zapotec, Serio, Mayo, and Tepehuan Indian communities of Mexico.The liner notes, in English, Spanish, and French, provide rich background on the ethnic groups and their traditions. “The Dance of the Quetzals” (Totonac), for example, has a “genuinely indigenous history”: according to legend, a bird with magnificent plumage that lived long ago in the Totonacapan region became extinct, and the dance begged the forces of nature to bring the bird back to life. Other pieces reflect the arrival of the Spaniards; “The Feather Dance” (Zapotec), created in the 1800s, even includes dialogues between Aztec warriors and conquistadors.

Track Listing

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Adolfo Burgos Feliix, Francisco Barnett Astorga
00:59
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102
Adolfo Burgos Feliix, Francisco Barnett Astorga
00:53
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103
Adolfo Burgos Feliix, Francisco Barnett Astorga
00:40
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104
Adolfo Burgos Feliix, Francisco Barnett Astorga
01:03
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105
Tomas Anguamea Alamea, Santos Anguamea Jaimea, Silvestre Millanes Alamea, Luciano Anguamea Garcia
03:15
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106
Tomas Anguamea Alamea, Santos Anguamea Jaimea, Silvestre Millanes Alamea, Luciano Anguamea Garcia
04:48
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107
Ascencion de la Cruz Morales, Carmelo Ramirez Solis
03:05
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108
Ascencion de la Cruz Morales, Carmelo Ramirez Solis
05:37
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109
Ascencion de la Cruz Morales, Carmelo Ramirez Solis
10:50
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110
Laurencio Garcia Garcia, Abel Garcia, Prisciliano Garcia, Genaro Aquino, Fernando Martinez Bautista, Rodolfo Garcia Gutierrez, Rufino Rodriguez Gutier
02:12
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111
Laurencio Garcia Garcia, Abel Garcia, Prisciliano Garcia, Genaro Aquino, Fernando Martinez Bautista, Rodolfo Garcia Gutierrez, Rufino Rodriguez Gutier
02:23
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112
Laurencio Garcia Garcia, Abel Garcia, Prisciliano Garcia, Genaro Aquino, Fernando Martinez Bautista, Rodolfo Garcia Gutierrez, Rufino Rodriguez Gutier
07:54
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113
Laurencio Garcia Garcia, Abel Garcia, Prisciliano Garcia, Genaro Aquino, Fernando Martinez Bautista, Rodolfo Garcia Gutierrez, Rufino Rodriguez Gutier
04:58
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114
Miguel Garcia Santes
01:55
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115
Miguel Garcia Santes
02:25
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116
Juan Martinez Juarez
03:30
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117
Juan Martinez Juarez
04:10
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118
Alberto Garcia de Leon, Juan Isauro Olmos Garcia, Fernando Mendez Cortez
03:39
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119
Alberto Garcia de Leon, Juan Isauro Olmos Garcia, Fernando Mendez Cortez
04:27