Label: Folkways Records – FE 4386 Series: Ethnic Folkways Library Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 1972 Genre: Folk, World, & Country Style: Aboriginal, Field Recording
Incredible field-recordings suite of the Jivaro peoples of Ecuador, published by Folkways. (NM)
"The rugged, forested hills of the eastern slopes of the Andes have long constituted one of the last great sanctuaries of American Indian groups relatively independent of white domination. Of these groups, probably none has been more prominent than the Jívaro of eastern Ecuador who, at present, number approximately 15,000 persons. For almost four centuries the Jívaro successfully resisted attempts by would-be conquerors to settle permanently in their territory despite the fact that they occupy one of the richest regions of placer gold deposits in South America..."
Tracklist A1 Social Dance Song (Female Solo) A2 Social Dance Singing (Female Chorus) A3 Social Dance Singing (Female Chorus) A4 Social Dance (Women Singing, Belt Rattles, Drum & Flute) A5 Song Of Kungi, The Flute Bird (Flute Solo) A6 Social Dance Flute Music (Chorus) A7 Social Dance Singing (Male & Female Duet) A8 Shaman's Song To Call Black Magic Darts (Musical Bow Solo) A9 Love Song (Musical Bow Solo) A10 Song Sung To Enemies About To Attack (Two-String Violin Solo) B1 Lullaby (Female Solo) B2 Bamboo (Trumpet Solo) B3 Calling An Enemy's Arutam Soul (Log Signal Drum Solo) B4 Head Shrinking Song (Male Solo) B5 Tsantsa (Shrunken Head) Dance (Men's Voices, Women's Chorus Singing & Belt Rattles B6 Shaman Curing A Bewitched Patient (Male Solo, Whistling, Singing, Sucking & Leaf "Rattle") B7 Trail Conversation Between Two Acquaintances (Males) B8 Trail Greeting Between Two Strangers (Male) B9 Invitation To Kill (Two Males, Whispering) B10 Visiting A Home (Visitor Calls Warning)
