Indian Music of Mexico

(Folkways Records, 1957), 35 mins

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Field of Interest: World Music
Description: "On this album, emphasis has been placed on the music and instruments indigenous to Mexico. Those of Spanish origin are used only where they are combined with typically Indian music or ceremonies. The elemental and universal qualities of this music give it significance and virility. It has been called ‘the living voice of an ancient culture’..."

Laura C. Boulton

"En este álbum el énfasis ha sido puesto en la música y los instrumentos indígenas de México. Aquellos de origen español están presentes únicamente cuando están combinados con música o ceremonias típicamente indígenas. Las cualidades elementales y universales de esta música le dan significado y virilidad, por lo que ha sido llamada ‘la voz viviente de una cultura milenaria’..."

Laura C. Boulton

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Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 35 mins
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Ritual Dance, Song, American Indian
Label: Folkways Records
Release Date: 1957
Subject: World Music, Music & Performing Arts, South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, América del Sud, México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, América do Sul, México, América Central e Caribe, Mexico
Keywords and Translated Subjects: América del Sud, México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, América do Sul, México, América Central e Caribe