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	Female Jívaro singer	01:06
102	Social Dance Singing (1)	Female chorus	02:02
103	Social Dance Singing (2)	Female chorus	02:02
104	Social Dance	Female singers, flutist, drummers	04:27
105	Song of Kungi, the Flute Bird	Jívaro cane flutist	02:03
106	Social Dance Flute Music	Male flutists	05:00
107	Social Dance Singing	Male and female singers	01:29
108	Shaman's Song to Call Back Magical Darts	Jívaro shaman	02:48
109	Love Song	Father playing for his son	03:08
110	Song Sung to Enemies about to Attack	Male violinist	01:51
201	Lullaby	Female Jívaro singer	01:43
202	Bamboo Trumpet	Male trumpeter	00:51
203	Calling an Enemy's Arutam Soul	Male drummer	00:54
204	Head Shrinking Song	Male Jívaro singer	01:19
205	Tsantsa Dance	Male and female singers	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