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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.
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Creole Music of Surinam
This collection presents the two main genres of Afro-Dutch Guyanese musicKawina-winti and Kaseko-Opo Poku. Sung in Taki-Taki (a native Creole dialect consisting of English, Dutch, Portuguese, and African languages) this album offers a glimpse into Surinamese life and the music that accompanies it.
This collection presents the two main genres of Afro-Dutch Guyanese musicKawina-winti and Kaseko-Opo Poku. Sung in Taki-Taki (a native Creole dialect consisting of English, Dutch, Portuguese, and African languages) this album offers a glimpse into Surinamese life and the music that accompanies it.
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Volume 2 - South America, Mexico, Central America, and the CaribbeanPart 3 Nations and Musical TraditionsMapuche
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Volume 2 - South America, Mexico, Central America, and the CaribbeanPart 3 Nations and Musical TraditionsCuba
Music from Saramaka: A Dynamic Afro-American Tradition
Music of Cuba
Music of the Tarascan Indians of Mexico: Music of Michoaca and Mestizo Country
Henrietta Yurchenco
"Cuando los españoles llegaron a Tzintzuntzan, la antigua capital del pueblo Tarascan, fueron entretenidos, según nos cuentas los valiosísimos cronistas españoles del siglo XVI, por una prolongada celebración en la cual escucharon danzas y canciones ‘suficientemente tristes como para haber subido del mismo infierno.’ ¡No era para menos! No eran tiempos para alegrías, porque una funesta ruina acababa de golpear en la capital azteca a solo unas millas de distancia. Los ‘invitados’ de piel clara habían venido en una misión de paz. Cuatrocientos años han pasado desde aquellos fatídicos días. Una vez más, en 1965, los tarascan fueron invadidos por extranjeros: esta vez, sin embargo, eran amigables y venían en búsqueda de su música..."
Henrietta Yurchenco
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