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, Chirimia and Big Drum in Procession	Ixil Indian musicians	02:38
102	Two Old Men Singing in Procession	Ixil Indians - two old men	01:48
103	Marimba	Indian musicians from Nabaj	01:51
104	Two Marimbas from Near Aguacatan	Ixil musicians from Nebaj	02:06
105	Marimba of the Baile Vaquero - Baile del Torito	Ixil musicians from Nebaj	01:08
106	Marimba of the Baile Vaquero - Baile del Torito	Ixil musicians from Nebaj	01:36
107	Ladino Musicians from Cotzal Playing Marimba	Ladino musicians	03:16
108	Drum and Pito, No. 1	Ixil musicians from Nebaj	02:09
109	Drum and Pito, No. 2	Ixil musicians from Nebaj	02:08
110	Bells of the Church during Procession	n/a	01:51
201	Violin and Guitar at Market, Restaurants and Bars	Q'anjob'al musicians from Santa Eulalia	01:52
202	Violin and Guitar at Market, Restaurants and Bars	Q'anjob'al musicians from Santa Eulalia	02:25
203	Violin and Guitar at Market, Restaurants and Bars	Q'anjob'al musicians from Santa Eulalia	02:07
204	Violin and Guitar at Market, Restaurants and Bars	Q'anjob'al musicians from Santa Eulalia	01:49
205	Marimba, Played by Three Musicians at a Bar	3 Chuj Indian musicians	01:45
206	Marimba, Played by Three Musicians at a Bar	3 Chuj Indian musicians	02:05
207	Marimba, Played by Three Musicians at a Bar	3 Chuj Indian musicians	02:06
208	Old Woman Praying in the Church	Female singer	00:55
209	Drunk Woman Singing at a Bar	Female singer	01:15
210	Two Marimbas Playing at Church	4+3 musicians	02:20
211	Drum and Chirimia	Chuj musicians from San Mateo Ixtatan	02:46