Music of the Venezuelan Yekuana Indians

"The Yekuana Indians, also known as Makiritare, whose total population is estimated at 1,500 to 2,000 persons, are the people whose life is closely related to the rivers as is suggested by their tribal name, which can be translated as ‘curiara (dugout canoa) people’ or ‘river people.’ When discovered around 1758-59 by the Spaniards, the Yekuana lived along several tributaries of the Upper Orinoco."

Walter Coppens and Isaías Rodríguez


"Lon indios Yekuana, también conocidos como Makiritare, cuya población es se estima entre 1.500 y 2000 personas, es un pueblo cuya vida está estrechamente unida a los ríos, como es sugerido por el nombre de la tribu que puede ser traducido como ‘gente de curiara’ (canoa) o ‘gente del río.’ Cuando fueron descubiertos por los españoles, alrededor de 1758-59, los Yekuana vivían a lo largo de varios tributarios del Alto Orinoco..."

Walter Coppens e Isaías Rodríguez

Track Listing

101	Yuwanade dëma Male singer, Jiwitiña	02:30
102	Deer Flute Deer-bone flute player, Jiwitiña	00:49
103	Ayëja atújudu jëkëma otonejamën Residents of Jiwitiña	03:35
104	Edanaka hani amöde Woman chanting, Jiwitiña	01:40
105	Twin Clarinets Two men playing tekeyë (bamboo clarinet), Kanarakuniña	01:08
106	Mëdëjene Shaman chanting, Kuamaña	04:17
107	Welcoming Music Musicians, Jiwitiña	03:17
201	Paddle Stroke Rhythm Ye'kuana men paddling canoe, Jiwitiña	02:20
202	Adejedamo dëma Man chanting with samhúda drum, Kanarakuniña	02:15
203	Tortoise Shell Musicians, Jiwitiña	02:22
204	Sichukë Ye'kuana girls, Jiwitiña	00:50
205	Kajudu kajiyë nañe Shaman chanting with maraca, Kuamaña	02:52
206	Cane Flute Cane flute player, Jiwitiña	00:55
207	Mëdëje nañe mëdawakukë Man playing samhúda drum and singing, Jiwitiña	02:35
208	Tawaniwëychi Shaman chanting, Mauakuña	01:56