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Release Date: 26-10-1998
Label: Celestial Harmonies
Catalog Number: 13088-2
Barcode: 13711308822
Musical Style: Andean / Panpipe
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kantu [03:50] | 9 | Morenada De Los Sapos [03:48] |
| 2 | Kalasasaya [05:06] | 10 | Azucenita (Little lily) [05:03] |
| 3 | Vilcanota [02:58] | 11 | Buscando (In search of) [03:54] |
| 4 | Kusi Huaman (Joyful hawk) [04:25] | 12 | Sinchikay (Endurance) [04:55] |
| 5 | Alfamayo [04:16] | 13 | Chunchus [03:27] |
| 6 | Pacha Siku (Earth pan-pipes) [02:59] | 14 | Sonqoy Urpi (Dove of my heart) [04:46] |
| 7 | Ajawasi (Andean tavern) [02:27] | 15 | Santa Juana [03:21] |
| 8 | Puma Punku (Gate of the lions) [03:56] | ||
Description:
Imagine the haunting sounds of the wind blowing through the altiplano, the highlands of the Andes Mountains and you will hear the sounds the ancient Incas tried to create in their music. The call of the pan–pipes echoing each other, the plaintive cries of the wooden bass flutes - these sounds evoked and still evoke, the windswept, unchanging highlands of South America. Inkuyo, the American–based ensemble devoted to ancient and contemporary Andean music, uses dozens of traditional flutes, whistles and pipes, as well as traditional percussion and strings, to capture the spirit of Andean music. Art from Sacred Landscapes, like Inkuyo's last recording, The Double–Headed Serpent , combines traditional Andean works with new compositions, all drawn from Incan tales and places. Most are instrumental featuring the sounds of the sikus (pan–pipes), the quena and antara (flutes), the charango (armadillo–shelled mandolin) and guitar. There are also two songs sung in Quechua, the language of the Incas which has never completely disappeared from the remote Andean heights. While Andean music has become increasingly popular on the international scene, there are few ensembles that can match Inkuyo's expertise, research and range of music. From the solemn, majestic sounds of the Kantu (an Inca processional march), to the festive Ajawasi (a kind of Andean tavern that serves corn liquor), Inkuyo presents a broad spectrum of moods and styles. All bear the timeless sound that characterizes Andean music - though not all are 500 years old. Many are new works written in the Andean tradition by Inkuyo's Gonzalo Vargas or Daniel Zamalloa. This is music that still contains echoes of the past and of the winds and mountains that inspired it.
Biography:
An internationally recognized virtuoso of pan–pipes and South American flutes, Inkuyo founder Gonzalo Vargas, inherited his traditional musical knowledge growing up in the remote Andean village of Tapajkari, Bolivia. His desire to perform, study and teach his ancestral music led him to work with numerous ensembles in his native land. He then played a key role in introducing Andean music to the United States and Canada as one of the founders of Sukay. In creating Inkuyo, Vargas brought together the talents of three musicians who are well versed in the Andean musical heritage. Pamela Darington studied South American culture in college and has been performing with Vargas since 1983. Both Jorge Tapia and Omar Sepulveda are Chilean refugees who moved to California and became involved with traditional music as a way of remaining close to their roots. Their performances have helped build awareness of the plight of the Chilean people.
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