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Indian Music of Mexico

Various Artists
Indian Music of Mexico "The Indians of Mexico were conquered by Spaniards in the 16th century and have now been living and mixing with these ‘alien’ people for over 400 years. Because they originally existed in very large numbers, they were not submerged and destroyed as were many of the Indian tribes of the United States, and Indian blood exists in large proportions in the present Mexican population. Indian culture, on the other hand, has largely disappeared..."

Henrietta Yurchenco


"Los pueblos indígenas de México fueron conquistados por los españoles en el siglo XVI y han estado interactuando y mezclándose con estos ‘extranjeros’ por más de 400 años. Dado que originalmente eran pueblos numerosos, no fueron aplastados y destruidos, como fue el destino de muchas tribus indígenas en los Estados Unidos, y la sangre indígena persiste todavía en grandes proporciones en la población mexicana. La cultura indígena, no obstante, en gran medida ha desaparecido..."

Henrietta Yurchenco


Track Listing

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Tzotzil - Fiesta Music Tzotzil harpist 01:23
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102
Tzotzil - Bolonchon Male Tzotzil singers, guitarist, harpist 02:32
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Tzotzil - Fiesta Song Tzotzil trumpet and reed-flute players, drummer 01:49
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Tzotzil - Song for Saint Peter The fiscal of the town of Chamula and his wife 01:25
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105
Yaqui - Pascola Dance Yaqui harpist, violinists 02:24
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Yaqui - Pascola Dance Yaqui harpist, violinists 02:07
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Yaqui - Pascola Dance Yaqui musician simultaneously playing flute and drum 01:54
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202
Yaqui - Deer Dance Male Yaqui singers with rasping sticks and water drum 02:24
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Huichol - Peyote Dance Peyote cult shaman, two male singers, participants 02:24
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Huichol - Squash Dance Huichol singers, drummer 02:14
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Seri - Religious Song Male Seri singer 01:15
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Cora - Harvest Chant Cora shaman with mitote 01:43
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Cora - Harvest Chant Cora shaman with mitote 01:09