Browse Titles - 6 results
Carnaval in Cuba
As Andrew Schloss explains in the liner notes: “Carnaval has a history of mixing and uniting people of different races, and the merriment and participation in Carnaval has always transcended class boundaries”. Recorded in 1980 in Havana and Santiago de Cuba, Schloss note only captures the unique unifying exper...
As Andrew Schloss explains in the liner notes: “Carnaval has a history of mixing and uniting people of different races, and the merriment and participation in Carnaval has always transcended class boundaries”. Recorded in 1980 in Havana and Santiago de Cuba, Schloss note only captures the unique unifying experience that this celebration perpetuates, but also the vivacity of the Brazilian music which itself is a mélange of Portuguese, African...
As Andrew Schloss explains in the liner notes: “Carnaval has a history of mixing and uniting people of different races, and the merriment and participation in Carnaval has always transcended class boundaries”. Recorded in 1980 in Havana and Santiago de Cuba, Schloss note only captures the unique unifying experience that this celebration perpetuates, but also the vivacity of the Brazilian music which itself is a mélange of Portuguese, African and American Indian heritage. Liner notes include information on the History of Carnaval, as well as song and instrument details. Some notation and lyrics.
Show more Show lessMusic from Saramaka: A Dynamic Afro-American Tradition
Music of the Coastal Amerindians of Guyana: The Arawak, Carib and Warrau
David Blair Stiffler
"Esta grabación presenta canciones... "This recording presents songs of the Warrau, the Carib, and the Arawak Amerindian tribes of Guyana, South America. These families of Amerindian peoples are spread along the rivers and waterways of the Northeast coast of South America, south of the Orinoco and north of the Amazon, but this recording was made entirely within Guyana, where all the three families are well represented..."
David Blair Stiffler
"Esta grabación presenta canciones de las tribus amerindias Warrau, los Caribes y los Arawak de Guyana, América del Sur. Estas familias amerindias están diseminadas por los ríos y canales de la costa norte de Sur América, al sur del Orinoco y al norte del Amazonas, pero esta grabación fue realizada enteramente en la Guyana, donde la población de todas las tres familias está bien representada..."
David Blair Stiffler
Para información sobre ordenar haga clic aquí.
Show more Show less
Music of the Haut Oyapok: Oyampi and Emerillon Indians, French Guiana, South America
Palicour Indians of the Arucua River in Brazil
David Blair Stiffler
"Los Palicours, pertenecientes a... "The Palicuour of the Arawak family now living along the Oyapok river in two locations, one in French Guiana and the other in Brazil have become acculturated and integrated into the Creole-society. They still maintain and practice distinct cultural traits that make them unique from other indigenous peoples in South America..."
David Blair Stiffler
"Los Palicours, pertenecientes a la familia Arawak y que viven actualmente a lo largo del río Oyapok en dos localidades, una en la Guyana Francesa y la otra en el Brasil, son comunidades aculturadas e integradas a la sociedad criolla. Ellos aún mantienen y practican distintas tradiciones culturales que los hacen únicos y diferentes de otras sociedades indígenas de América del Sur..."
David Blair Stiffler
Para información sobre ordenar haga clic aquí.
Show more Show less
Sacred and Profane Music of the Ika
Jim Billipp
"Los Ika (pueblo) son un grupo de aproximadamente dos mil nativos suramericanos que viven de la agricultura y el tejido en las laderas del sur de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, un macizo montañoso aislado en el norte de Colombia. Cada año, hacia finales del mes de julio, cientos de Ika llegan a la villa de San Sebastián de Rábago desde las colinas circundantes a celebrar la Fiesta de San Juan. Entre ellos hay ancianas descalzas que han llegado lentamente por los tortuosos caminos de la montaña para participar en las festividades..."
Jim Billipp
Para información sobre ordenar haga clic aquí.
Show more Show less