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	Mountain Music Of Peru Diverse compilation of music, from ceremonial to popular, village to urban. Recorded, compiled and annotated by John Cohen in Peru. The CD includes music for the Pina Pinculu (4-hole notched, vertical flute), Chunchu music on the Pitu (6-hole transverse flute), music of the Canchis Sipas-Panpipes (7 pipes, double rows), chants and narrative at ceremony for the marking of llamas, songs from Q'eros (1960s - 1980s), and music from the village of Colla. Smithsonian/Folkways  =>  SM145  $17.00
	Mountain Music of Peru 2 Music of the Andean people in a wide variety of vocal and instrumental styles. Recorded, compiled and annotated by John Cohen and Thomas Turino. The numerous compositions on this CD include Santiago Music from Huancayo, Junin: Quechua and Spanish, Music from Chucuito and Chimo, Puno: Aymara and Spanish, and panpipes and flutes from Conima, Huancane and Acora, Puno (Aymara). Smithsonian/Folkways  =>  SM204  $17.00
	Traditional Music of Peru 1: Festivals of Cusco Lively music from the religious festivals of the Andes, performed on flutes and drums, harps and violins, accordions, brass bands, and voices. Smithsonian/Folkways  =>  SM235  $17.00
	Traditional Music of Peru 2: Mantaro Valley Music from the Mantaro Valley, a region best known for its saxophone and clarinet ensembles. This recording includes such works, plus multi-voice work songs, solemn funeral dirges, pastoral ritual songs, and lively instrumental dance music recalling American jazz and klezmer music. Among the many compositions on this recording is music for agricultural labor, funeral song, music for marking cattle, music for marking sheep and goats, and traditional dances. Smithsonian/Folkways  =>  SM236  $17.00
	Traditional Music of Peru 3: Cayamarca and the Colca Valley Forty-seven recordings from two distinct regions of the Peruvian Andes: Cayamarca and the Colca Valley. The music includes festival dances, pilgrimage music, carnival songs, agricultural music, instrumental music and secular songs; traditional music of the colca valley: ritual music, marriage music, funeral music, agricultural music, festival dances, and festival music. Smithsonian/Folkways  =>  SM237  $17.00
	Traditional Music Of Peru 4: Lambayeque Music from three cultural regions of northern Peru: Creole, Afro-Peruvian and Andrean. Among the twenty-two compositions are music of festival dances, songs accompanied by a variety of instruments, and Christmas carols sung by children. Smithsonian/Folkways  =>  SM238  $17.00
	Traditional Music of Peru 6: The Ayacucho Region The 27 recordings in this collection are the first from the Andean Department of Ayacucho to be made availale since that region's period of heavy conflict in the 1980s and early 1990s. These songs, which range from melodic and beautiful to stark and simple, evoke water, fertility, and life events in both their lyrical and aesthetic content. Liner notes in Spanish and English. Smithsonian/Folkways  =>  SM334  $17.00
	Traditional Music of Peru 7: The Lima Highlands The communities of the Lima Highlands narrate history, protect social and cultural stability, and observe tradition though ceremonial usic, theater and dance. The musicians of the region employ a unique combination of traditional Peruvian instruments such as flutes and tinya drums, alongside guitar, violin, brass instruments, and more. The 25 field recordings featured here offer an intensely honest glimpse into the most meaningful aspects of the lives of the people of the Lima Highlands. Smithsonian/Folkways  =>  SM335  $17.00
	Traditional Music of Peru 8: Piura This 8th and final volume of the acclaimed series, 'Traditional Music of Peru' features the musical and cultural diversity of Pirua. From the coastal areas influenced by indigenous Tallan and Afro-Peruvian traditions to the Andean highlands, this Cd contains ceremonial music, secular songs, and music for dances and popular theater. Many of the performances feature brass bands, others are performed by string ensembles, or sung to guitar, flute, harp, or drum accompaniment. Recorded throughout 1994, this collection illustrates another facet of the richness of traditional music and cultures in Peru. The 22 compositions include 'Doctrinas', 'Levante', 'Cumanaria', 'Golpe de tierra', 'negros', 'Borregos', 'Sarahuas', 'Historia de las Sarahuas' ... Smithsonian/Folkways  =>  SM354  $17.00
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