Music of the Coastal Amerindians of Guyana: The Arawak, Carib and Warrau

"This recording presents songs of the Warrau, the Carib, and the Arawak Amerindian tribes of Guyana, South America. These families of Amerindian peoples are spread along the rivers and waterways of the Northeast coast of South America, south of the Orinoco and north of the Amazon, but this recording was made entirely within Guyana, where all the three families are well represented..."

David Blair Stiffler


"Esta grabación presenta canciones de las tribus amerindias Warrau, los Caribes y los Arawak de Guyana, América del Sur. Estas familias amerindias están diseminadas por los ríos y canales de la costa norte de Sur América, al sur del Orinoco y al norte del Amazonas, pero esta grabación fue realizada enteramente en la Guyana, donde la población de todas las tres familias está bien representada..."

David Blair Stiffler

Track Listing

101	Ae cho ko noye oh Joseph and Rosa Miguel	02:18
102	Wichi a taniro Rosa Miguel and Claudia Coteman	01:44
103	Tengama tengra Claudia Coteman	00:27
104	Budgi ba nae Philomena Williams and William Smith	02:27
105	Tam pysiambo Kalina (Carib) woman	01:18
106	Haido ko ko Philomena Williams and Claudia Coteman	02:37
107	Alawata Philomena Williams and Claudia Coteman	00:56
108	Tareng Joseph Miguel	05:15
109	Biki dumasay Harry Peneux	01:44
110	Corina Lokono-Arawak man	01:30
111	Kurimayo Carl Peneux, Clyde Copin, and Donald Herman	01:06
112	Wacoqua wagili Joe Hendricks	01:29
201	Round Dance Charles George and Charles Lowe	01:58
202	Baboon Dance Charles George and Charles Lowe	01:18
203	La sapa Charles George and Charles Lowe	01:41
204	Mickero tiga Rudolph Williams	01:06
205	Hekunu myshana ky Carl Abrams	01:11
206	Una na kysa Warao man, Orealla	01:01
207	Ina boya baki tani Warao man with banjo, Orealla	01:14
208	Sapada Warao man, Orealla	00:59
209	Tonaha Warao man, Orealla	01:28
210	Fugi isa Genevieve Quailo	01:35
211	Tiga tiga Nathan France	00:59
212	Ibi kosi yesi Nathan France	01:29
213	Harmonica Nathan France	02:22
214	Goodbye, My Friend Nathan France	00:57
215	Guyana kahota tye Carl Abrams	02:30