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Peru: Andean Music of Life, Work, and Celebration

Various Artists
Peru: Andean Music of Life, Work, and Celebration UNESCO’s previously unreleased album Peru: Andean Music of Life, Work, and Celebration presents a wide array of rural indigenous musical traditions, culled from the most outstanding historical field recordings found in the archives of the Institute of Ethnomusicology of the Catholic University of Peru. The vast collection includes previously undocumented pre-Hispanic genres, such as the Harawiand Wanka ritual styles. Music of courtship, marriage, work, ritual, celebration, and Christmas devotion takes us into the heart of indigenous life in many regions of Andean Peru. To better guide the listener, the recording is divided into five sections: Music and Lifecycle, Music and Work, Music and Dances, Carnival Music, and Religious Songs and Christmas Songs. Compiler and annotator Raul R. Romero provides meticulous liner notes, which give the listener a thorough overview of the recordings on this new release.

Track Listing

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Tuta kashwa (courting song) n/a 02:37
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Chiaraje n/a 03:15
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103
Harawi de matrimonio (wedding song) n/a 02:24
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104
Warmichakuy n/a 01:08
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105
Entierro de niño (burial of a child) n/a 02:28
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Ayataki (lament) n/a 00:38
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107
Responso funerario (Day of the Dead chant) n/a 02:54
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108
Walina n/a 01:19
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109
Harawi n/a 00:56
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Tonada de minga (communal worksong) n/a 00:55
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Trigu wanka n/a 00:59
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Harawi de siembra (harvest harawi) n/a 01:19
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Tonada del caballo (horse tune) n/a 01:25
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Rosarcha (branding of the livestock) n/a 02:26
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115
Pirkansa n/a 01:31
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Waylli n/a 02:21
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117
Cinta apay (ribbon gifting) n/a 01:38
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118
Wasi wanka n/a 01:07
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119
Los negritos (from Huánuco) n/a 01:51
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120
Los negritos (from the province of Andahuaylas, Apurímac) n/a 02:17
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121
Los negritos (from the district and province of Carhuaz, Ancash) n/a 01:03
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122
Los antihuanquillas n/a 01:14
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Los shaqshas n/a 01:43
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124
Los chunchos (from the district of Huaros, province of Canta, Lima) n/a 02:43
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125
Los chunchos (from the district of Llacanora, province and department of Cajamarca) n/a 01:25
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126
Los qhapaq chunchos n/a 01:35
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127
La diablada (devil dance) n/a 01:25
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Los chiriguanos n/a 01:44
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Los choqelas n/a 03:19
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Danza de tijeras (scissors dance) n/a 01:56
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131
Novillada (steer dance) n/a 02:48
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132
Carnaval de Andahuaylas (carnival from Andahuaylas) n/a 01:20
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Carnaval de Q’ochapata (carnival from Q’ochapata) n/a 00:56
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Carnaval de Canas (carnival from Canas) n/a 03:11
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Carnaval de Acora (carnival from Acora) n/a 02:12
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136
U wayli n/a 02:21
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Qhapaq colla n/a 01:48
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Adoración (adoration) n/a 01:59
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Waylia n/a 01:42
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Canto de Navidad (Christmas chant) n/a 00:34