Music Of Guatemala 2 / Var Music Of Guatemala 2 / Var CD

Produced and recorded by Jacques Jangoux. "The music presented in this album is typical of rural Guatemala. Most of the inhabitants of this area are Indians of Mayan descent, but almost everywhere in the Guatemalan countryside one can also find Ladinos: persons, of whatever descent, who speak Spanish in their homes and have adopted the Ladino way of life, which is mostly Spanish. It is not completely Spanish, however, because both the cultures of rural Guatemala are the result of the confrontation over several centuries of two very different civilizations, the indigenous Mayan, and the Western, introduced by the Spanish in the 16th century. Both cultures have borrowed traits form the other, and this is nowhere more evident than in their music, which is a mixture of European, Indian, and perhaps also African elements..." Jacques Jangoux.

1. Pito, Chirimia and Big Drum in Procession 2. Two Old Men Singing in Procession 3. Marimba 4. Two Marimbas from Near Aguacatan 5. Marimba of the Baile Vaquero - Baile Del Torito 6. Marimba of the Baile Vaquero - Baile Del Torito 7. Ladino Musicians from Cotzal Playing Marimba 8. Drum and Pito, No. 1 9. Drum and Pito, No. 2 10. Bells of the Church During Procession 11. Violin and Guitar at Market, Restaurants and Bars 12. Violin and Guitar at Market, Restaurants and Bars 13. Violin and Guitar at Market, Restaurants and Bars 14. Violin and Guitar at Market, Restaurants and Bars 15. Marimba, Played By Three Musicians at a Bar 16. Marimba, Played By Three Musicians at a Bar 17. Marimba, Played By Three Musicians at a Bar 18. Old Woman Praying in the Church 19. Drunk Woman Singing at a Bar 20. Two Marimbas Playing at Church 21. Drum and Chirimia