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 from Nebaj	02:38
102	Two Old Men Singing in Procession	Two male Ixil singers from Nebaj	01:48
103	Marimba	Ixil musicians from Nebaj	01:51
104	Two Marimbas from near Aguacatán	Musicians from Aguacatán	02:06
105	Marimba of the Baile Vaquero (1)	Ixil musicians from Nebaj	01:08
106	Marimba of the Baile Vaquero (2)	Ixil musicians from Nebaj	01:36
107	Marimba for Social Dancing	Musicians from Cotzal	03:16
108	Drum and Pito (1)	Ixil musicians from Nebaj	02:09
109	Drum and Pito (2)	Ixil musicians from Nebaj	02:08
110	Bells of the Church during Procession	Church bell ringers from Nebaj	01:51
201	Violin and Guitar at Market, Restaurants and Bars (1)	Q'anjob'al musicians from Santa Eulalia	01:52
202	Violin and Guitar at Market, Restaurants and Bars (2)	Q'anjob'al musicians from Santa Eulalia	02:25
203	Violin and Guitar at Market, Restaurants and Bars (3)	Q'anjob'al musicians from Santa Eulalia	02:07
204	Violin and Guitar at Market, Restaurants and Bars (4)	Q'anjob'al musicians from Santa Eulalia	01:49
205	Marimba at a Bar (1)	Three Chuj musicians from San Mateo Ixtatán	01:45
206	Marimba at a Bar (2)	Three Chuj musicians from San Mateo Ixtatán	02:05
207	Marimba at a Bar (3)	Three Chuj musicians from San Mateo Ixtatán	02:06
208	Prayer in Church	Elderly Chuj woman from San Mateo Ixtatán	00:55
209	Drunken Singing	Chuj woman singer from San Mateo Ixtatán	01:15
210	Two Marimbas Playing at Church	Seven Chuj musicians from San Mateo Ixtatán	02:20
211	Drum and Chirimía	Chuj musicians from San Mateo Ixtatán	02:46