Music of the Tarascan Indians of Mexico: Music of Michoaca and Mestizo Country

Music of the Tarascan Indians of Mexico: Music of Michoaca and Mestizo Country

produced by Henrietta Yurchenco, 1916-2007 (Folkways Records, 1970), 47 mins

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Field of Interest
World Music
Description
"When the first Spaniards arrived at Tzintzuntzán, the ancient Tarascan capital, they were entertained, so the worthy Spanish chroniclers of the 16th century tell us, with an all-night fiesta of dances and songs ‘sad enough to have risen from hell.’ And no wonder! It was no time for gaiety, for a dire fate already had befallen the Aztec capital a few hundred miles away. The pale-face ‘guests’ had come on a mission of peace. Four hundred years have passed since that fateful time. Again in 1965 the Tarascans were invaded by foreigners: this time, however, they were friendly ones, in search of music..."

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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Content Type
Music recording
Duration
47 mins
Format
Audio
Sub Genre
American Indian, Traditional, Song
Label
Folkways Records
Producer
Henrietta Yurchenco, 1916-2007
Release Date
1970
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

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