Music of Guatemala, Vol. 2

"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 form 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	Pito, Chirimía and Big Drum in Procession	Ixil musicians, Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles, Nebaj	02:38
102	Two Old Men Singing in Procession	Two Ixil men, Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles, Nebaj	01:48
103	Marimba - Indian Musicians from Nebaj	Ixil musicians, Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles, Nebaj	01:51
104	Two Marimbas from near Aguacatán	Musicians from Aguacatán, Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles, Nebaj	02:06
105	Marimba of the Baile Vaquero (1) (1)	Ixil musicians, Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles, Nebaj	01:08
106	Marimba of the Baile Vaquero (2) (2)	Ixil musicians, Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles, Nebaj	01:36
107	Ladino Musicians from Cotzal Playing Marimba	Ladino musicians from Cotzal, Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles, Nebaj	03:16
108	Drum and Pito (1) (1)	Ixil musicians, Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles, Nebaj	02:09
109	Drum and Pito (2) (2)	Ixil musicians, Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles, Nebaj	02:08
110	Bells of the Church During Procession	Bell ringers, Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles, Nebaj	01:51
201	Violin and Guitar at Market, Restaurants and Bars (1) (1)	Street musicians from Santa Eulalia, Fiesta de San Mateo, San Mateo Ixtatán	01:52
202	Violin and Guitar at Market, Restaurants and Bars (2) (2)	Street musicians from Santa Eulalia, Fiesta de San Mateo, San Mateo Ixtatán	02:25
203	Violin and Guitar at Market, Restaurants and Bars (3) (3)	Street musicians from Santa Eulalia, Fiesta de San Mateo, San Mateo Ixtatán	02:07
204	Violin and Guitar at Market, Restaurants and Bars (4) (4)	Street musicians from Santa Eulalia, Fiesta de San Mateo, San Mateo Ixtatán	01:49
205	Marimba, Played by 3 Musicians at a Bar (1) (1)	Chuj marimba trio, Fiesta de San Mateo, San Mateo Ixtatán	01:45
206	Marimba, Played by 3 Musicians at a Bar (2) (2)	Chuj marimba trio, Fiesta de San Mateo, San Mateo Ixtatán	02:05
207	Marimba, Played by 3 Musicians at a Bar (3) (3)	Chuj marimba trio, Fiesta de San Mateo, San Mateo Ixtatán	02:06
208	Old Woman Praying in the Church	Chuj woman, San Mateo Ixtatán	00:55
209	Drunk Woman Singing at a Bar	Woman at cantina, Fiesta de San Mateo, San Mateo Ixtatán	01:15
210	Two Marimbas Playing at Church	Chuj marimba players, Fiesta de San Mateo, San Mateo Ixtatán	02:20
211	Drum and Chirimía	Chuj musicians, Fiesta de San Mateo, San Mateo Ixtatán	02:46