Peru: Music of the Indigenous Communities of Cuzco

Various Artists

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.

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This album is part of the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music. More than 125 albums are being released by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings to make the series publicly available, including a dozen never-released albums of musical traditions from around the globe.

Track Listing

101	Papa Hallmay	n/a	1:52
102	Papa Asllay	n/a	2:21
103	Papa Ch'utay	Angelino Quispe Sallo	2:22
104	Tinkuy Carnival 1	Fidel Wisa Hach'u, Carlos Wisa	5:01
105	Puka chaki wallata	Fidel Wisa Hach'u, Carlos Wisa	1:37
106	Puka chaki wallata	Fidel Wisa Hach'u, Carlos Wisa	4:02
107	Añu ñiwu de lawata	Fidel Wisa Hach'u, Carlos Wisa	3:39
108	Tinkuy Carnival 2	Fidel Wisa Hach'u, Carlos Wisa	3:07
109	Tinkuy Carnival 3	Fidel Wisa Hach'u, Carlos Wisa	4:23
110	Kacharpari y Diana	n/a	5:38
111	Languilayo qochachapi	Sonia Mamani, Victor Mamani Pucho	3:08
112	Cruzata punchitu	n/a	2:55
113	Linda gaviotita	Severino Pineda Aragón	3:12
114	Q'ellabamba campanitay	Galoperas of Canas Group	3:26
115	Danza Q'anchi de Canas	Severino Pineda Aragón, Victor Mamani Pucho, Victor Callo Roque	2:46
116	Punch'ay qhashwa	Severino Pineda Aragón	2:25
117	Tupay chita kasarachiy	Felipa Portugal Huella, Victor Mamani Pucho, Victor Callo Roque	4:24
118	Toqroyoq plazapi	Felipa Portugal Huella, Victor Callo Roque	2:42
119	Tuytunki, tuytunki	Felipa Portugal Huella, Victor Mamani Pucho	3:26
120	Descanso q'asay	Severino Pineda Aragón	2:23
121	Kasarakuy mallkiyuq	Severino Pineda Aragón, Felipa Portugal Huella	2:00
122	Chita mamalla	Severino Pineda Aragón and son	1:53
123	Tupay sabaru juygo	Severino Pineda Aragón	2:34