Music of the Jívaro of Ecuador

"The rugged, forested hills of the eastern slopes of the Andes have long constituted one of the last great sanctuaries of American Indian groups relatively independent of white domination. Of these groups, probably none has been more prominent than the Jívaro of eastern Ecuador who, at present, number approximately 15,000 persons. For almost four centuries the Jívaro successfully resisted attempts by would-be conquerors to settle permanently in their territory despite the fact that they occupy one of the richest regions of placer gold deposits in South America..."

Michael J. Harner


"Las quebradas y boscosas colinas de la ladera oriental de los Andes se han constituido desde un tiempo atrás en uno de los últimos grandes santuarios para los grupos amerindios que son todavía relativamente independientes de la dominación del hombre blanco. De aquellos grupos, probablemente ninguno es más prominente que el de los Jívaro del oriente ecuatoriano que hoy en día cuentan con alrededor de 15.000 personas. Por casi cuatro siglos los Jívaro han resistido exitosamente los intentos de varios ‘conquistadores’ de asentarse de manera permanente en su territorio a pesar del hecho de que ellos ocupan una de las regiones más ricas en oro lavado de América del Sur..."

Michael J. Harner

Track Listing

101	Social Dance Song Jívaro woman	01:06
102	Social Dance Singing (1) Jívaro women	02:02
103	Social Dance Singing (2) Jívaro women	02:02
104	Social Dance Jívaro women singing, with belt rattles, flute and drums	04:27
105	Song of Kungi, the Flute Bird Jívaro man playing cane flute	02:03
106	Social Dance Flute Music Jívaro men playing flute	05:00
107	Social Dance Singing Jívaro man and woman	01:29
108	Shaman's Song to Call Back Magical Darts Jívaro shaman playing musical bow	02:48
109	Love Song Jívaro man playing musical bow	03:08
110	Song Sung to Enemies about to Attack Jívaro man playing two-string violin	01:51
201	Lullaby Jívaro woman	01:43
202	Bamboo Trumpet Jívaro man playing bamboo trumpet	00:51
203	Calling an Enemy's Arutam Soul Jívaro man playing log signal drum	00:54
204	Head Shrinking Song Jívaro man	01:19
205	Tsantsa Dance Jívaro men and women	03:14
206	Shaman Curing a Bewitched Patient Jívaro shaman	05:03
207	Trail Conversation between Two Acquaintances Two Jívaro men	02:10
208	Trail Greeting between Two Strangers Two Jívaro men	04:07
209	Invitation to Kill Two Jívaro men	01:42
210	Visiting a Home Two Jívaro men, wife of one of the men	01:22