Peru: Music of the Indigenous Communities of Cuzco

The city of Cuzco, Peru is home to a number of Indigenous peasant communities. Much of their music continues to be associated with fertility rites and to mark agrarian cycles, but the Spanish introduced guitars, mandolins, and other instruments that the Indigenous peoples adapted and blended into their ancestral music. The songs are sung in Quechua.The liner notes, in English and French, provide information about the geography of the region, the history of its inhabitants, local rituals involving music, and especially the musical instruments heard on the recording. This album is part of the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music.

Track Listing

101	Papa Hallmay	Quechua musicians, Cuzco	01:52
102	Papa Asllay	Quechua musicians, Cuzco	02:21
103	Papa Ch'utay	Angelino Quispe Sallo	02:22
104	Tinkuy Carnival 1	Fidel Wisa Hach'u, Carlos Wisa	05:01
105	Puka chaki wallata (1)	Fidel Wisa Hach'u, Carlos Wisa	01:37
106	Puka chaki wallata (2)	Fidel Wisa Hach'u, Carlos Wisa	04:02
107	Añu ñiwu de lawata	Fidel Wisa Hach'u, Carlos Wisa	03:39
108	Tinkuy Carnival 2	Fidel Wisa Hach'u, Carlos Wisa	03:07
109	Tinkuy Carnival 3	Fidel Wisa Hach'u, Carlos Wisa	04:23
110	Kacharpari y Diana	Performers on pinkulu and caja	05:38
111	Languilayo qochachapi	Sonia Mamani, Victor Mamani Pucho	03:08
112	Cruzata punchitu	Quechua male singer with charango, Cuzco	02:55
113	Linda gaviotita	Severino Pineda Aragón	03:12
114	Q'ellabamba campanitay	Galoperas of Canas Group	03:26
115	Danza Q'anchi de Canas	Severino Pineda Aragón, Victor Mamani Pucho, Victor Callo Roque	02:46
116	Punch'ay qhashwa	Severino Pineda Aragón	02:25
117	Tupay chita kasarachiy	Felipa Portugal Huella, Victor Mamani Pucho, Victor Callo Roque	04:24
118	Toqroyoq plazapi	Felipa Portugal Huella, Victor Callo Roque	02:42
119	Tuytunki, tuytunki	Felipa Portugal Huella, Victor Mamani Pucho	03:26
120	Descanso q'asay	Severino Pineda Aragón	02:23
121	Kasarakuy mallkiyuq	Severino Pineda Aragón, Felipa Portugal Huella	02:00
122	Chita mamalla	Severino Pineda Aragón and son	01:53
123	Tupay sabaru juygo	Severino Pineda Aragón	02:34