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Anthology of Central and South American Indian Music
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produced by Alan Lazar (Folkways Records, 1975), 1 hour 33 mins
"At one time the area or Central and South America was the home of diverse Indian cultures and civilizations ranging from the nomadic hunters of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia, to the river and forest peoples of the Amazon, to the military empires of the Andes and Central Mexico, to the theocratic states of southe...
produced by Alan Lazar (Folkways Records, 1975), 1 hour 33 mins
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Santa Juana
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performed by Pamela Darington, Gonzalo Vargas, Daniel Zamalloa and Jose Luis Reynolds, Inkuyo; in Art from Sacred Landscapes (Celestial Harmonies, 1994), 3 mins
performed by Pamela Darington, Gonzalo Vargas, Daniel Zamalloa and Jose Luis Reynolds, Inkuyo; in Art from Sacred Landscapes (Celestial Harmonies, 1994), 3 mins
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The Big Drum Dance of Carriacou
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produced by Andrew Chernocke Pearse (Folkways Records, 1956), 41 mins

The Big Drum Dance is one of the most significant musical rituals on the island of Carriacou in the Grenadines. Really a long series of dances, the Big Drum Dance is prepared for special festivals such as marriage ceremonies, tombstone raisings, fishing boat launchings and in the case of ill-health or ill-fortun...

produced by Andrew Chernocke Pearse (Folkways Records, 1956), 41 mins
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Brésil: Candomblé de Angola, Musique rituelle afro- brésilienne
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produced by Pierre Bois (INEDIT (Maison des Cultures du Monde), 2002), 1 hour 18 mins
produced by Pierre Bois (INEDIT (Maison des Cultures du Monde), 2002), 1 hour 18 mins
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Creole Songs of Haiti
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(Folkways Records, 1954), 22 mins

This recording combines vocal interpretations of Vodou (an Afro-Haitian religion) ceremonial songs and popular secular melodies by legendary Haitian singer, dancer and folklorist Emerante de Pradines and the all-male folklorique chorus Michele Dejan Group. Recorded by Harold Courlander during the 1940s mouvement...

(Folkways Records, 1954), 22 mins
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Cult Music of Trinidad
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produced by George Eaton Simpson, 1904-1998 (Folkways Records, 1961), 50 mins
produced by George Eaton Simpson, 1904-1998 (Folkways Records, 1961), 50 mins
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Dabuyabarugu: Inside the Temple - Sacred Music of the Garifuna of Belize
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produced by Carol Jenkins and Travis Jenkins (Folkways Records, 1982), 52 mins

The Garifuna are descendants of escaped slaves who intermarried with native Carib and Arawak Indians. This album is a collection of music recorded during a dugu, a two week ceremonial feast that attempts to placate the gods. Requiring a year of preparation, and an ample supply of rum, the music heard on this al...

produced by Carol Jenkins and Travis Jenkins (Folkways Records, 1982), 52 mins
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