Indian Music of Mexico-Tzotzil, Yaqui, Huichol, Sei, Cora (1952) CD

"This item is part of the Folkways (Cook, or Paredon, or Monitor) archives.  The original liner notes from the LP are included."

"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

101     Tzotzil - Fiesta Music      Tzotzil harpist      1:23                                             
102     Tzotzil - Bolonchon     Male Tzotzil singers, guitarist, harpist     2:32                          
103     Tzotzil - Fiesta Song     Tzotzil trumpet and reed-flute players, drummer     1:49                
104     Tzotzil - Song for Saint Peter     The fiscal of the town of Chamula and his wife     1:25          
105     Yaqui - Pascola Dance     Yaqui harpist, violinists     2:24                                      
106     Yaqui - Pascola Dance     Yaqui harpist, violinists     2:07                                      
201     Yaqui - Pascola Dance     Yaqui musician simultaneously playing flute and drum     1:54            
202     Yaqui - Deer Dance     Male Yaqui singers with rasping sticks and water drum     2:24              
203     Huichol - Peyote Dance     Peyote cult shaman, two male singers, participants     2:24              
204     Huichol - Squash Dance     Huichol singers, drummer     2:14                                        
205     Seri - Religious Song     Male Seri singer     1:15                                                
206     Cora - Harvest Chant     Cora shaman with mitote     1:43                                          
207     Cora - Harvest Chant     Cora shaman with mitote     1:09