Music of Guatemala, Vol. 1

"The music presented in this album is typical of rural Guatemala. Most of the inhabitants of this area are Indians of Mayan descent, but almost everywhere in the Guatemalan countryside one can also find Ladinos: persons, of whatever descent, who speak Spanish in their homes and have adopted the Ladino way of life, which is mostly Spanish. It is not completely Spanish, however, because both the cultures of rural Guatemala are the result of the confrontation over several centuries of two very different civilizations, the indigenous Mayan, and the Western, introduced by the Spanish in the 16th century. Both cultures have borrowed traits from the other, and this is nowhere more evident than in their music, which is a mixture of European, Indian, and perhaps also African elements..." Jacques Jangoux

En Español
"La música que se presenta en este álbum es típica de la Guatemala rural. Muchos de los habitantes de esta área son indios descendientes de los Mayas, pero también se pueden encontrar ‘ladinos’ casi en todo el país rural guatemalteco, es decir, personas de diversos orígenes étnicos que hablan castellano en sus casas y han adoptado las costumbres ladinas, principalmente españolas. No completamente, porque ambas culturas de la Guatemala rural son el resultado de una confrontación de varios siglos entre civilizaciones muy diferentes, la Maya y la occidental, introducida por los españoles en el siglo XVI. Ambas culturas han tomado algunos rasgos de la otra, y esto no puede ser más evidente en ningún otro sitio que es su música, que es una mezcla de elementos europeos, indígenas y quizá también africanos..." Jacques Jangoux

Track Listing

101	Chirimia and Drum	Two Quiché Indians	02:33
102	Chirimia and Drum	Two Quiché Indians	01:24
103	Chirimia and Drum	Two Quiché Indians	01:21
104	Marimba and Clarinet	Tzutuzil Indians	02:02
105	Marimba and Clarinet	Chorti Indians	02:31
106	Chirimia and Drum	Tzutuzil Indians	01:34
107	Chirimia and Drum	Tzutuzil Indians	01:40
108	Small Marimba	Tzutuzil Indians	03:33
109	Whistling	Ana Ramirez	02:02
110	Spanish Children's Song	Juan Ramirez	00:54
111	Spanish Children's Song	Juan Ramirez	00:59
112	Spanish Children's Song	Juan Ramirez	00:40
201	Humming	Ana Ramirez	05:03
202	Marimba	Family of Esteban Ramirez including Ana Ramirez and Juan Ramirez	01:06
203	Marimba	Family of Esteban Ramirez including Ana Ramirez and Juan Ramirez	02:22
204	Marimba	Family of Esteban Ramirez including Ana Ramirez and Juan Ramirez	02:03
205	Marimba	Family of Esteban Ramirez including Ana Ramirez and Juan Ramirez	05:10
206	Los Almendras (Ladino)	Family of Esteban Ramirez including Ana Ramirez and Juan Ramirez	01:25
207	Adios Juanita (Ladino)	Family of Esteban Ramirez including Ana Ramirez and Juan Ramirez	02:41
208	Indian Song	Family of Esteban Ramirez including Ana Ramirez and Juan Ramirez	01:49
209	Indian Song	Family of Esteban Ramirez including Ana Ramirez and Juan Ramirez	01:18