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	Singer from Jiwitiña	02:30
102	Deer Flute	Jiwitiña flutist	00:49
103	Ayëja atújuda jëkëma otonejamën	Singers from Jiwitiña	03:35
104	Edanaka hani amöde (Exorcism of spirits that could harm yucca crop)	Women from Jiwitiña	01:40
105	Twin Clarinets	Two clarinet players from Kanarakuniña	01:08
106	Mëdëjene	Singers from Kuamaña	04:17
107	Welcoming Music	Jiwitiña drummers and clarinetist	03:17
201	Paddle Stroke Rhythm	Crew of eight Yekuana	02:20
202	Adejedamo Dëma	Singers from Kanarakuniña	02:15
203	Tortoise Shell	Jiwitiña musicians	02:22
204	Sichukë (lullaby)	Jiwitiña girls	00:50
205	Kajudu kajiyë nañe	Shamans from Kuamaña	02:52
206	Cane Flute	Flutist from Jiwitiña	00:55
207	Mëdëje nañe mëdawakukë	Jiwitiña musicians	02:35
208	Tawaniwëychi	Shaman from Mauakuña	01:56