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Release Date: 22-02-2007
Label: Celestial Harmonies
Catalog Number: 13276-2
Barcode: 13711327625
Musical Style: Andean / Panpipe
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Llajta Takiy (Village Song) [03:09] | 8 | Moreno Devoto [03:36] |
| 2 | Willka Mayu (Sacred River) [04:37] | 9 | Uru Chaka (Bridge of the Urus) [04:30] |
| 3 | El Tio (The Uncle) [03:24] | 10 | Jardin Secreto (Secret Garden) [04:09] |
| 4 | Pachakuti (The Overturning of Space-Time) [05:12] | 11 | Mallku (Great Condor) [03:54] |
| 5 | Oh Quillacollo (Dear Quillacollo) [03:51] | 12 | Flor Aiquilena (Flower from Aiquile) [03:35] |
| 6 | Grito del obrero (Worker's Cry) [04:58] | 13 | Wayna Sikuri (Young Siku Player) [02:49] |
| 7 | Italaqueno (Men from Italaque) [03:54] | 14 | Mosoj Punchay (New Day) [02:46] |
Description:
The two cultures that developed in the Andean region, Aymara and Quechua, were rich in their traditions, myths and knowledge of astromony, which they lived by. In the Andean concept of time, it was believed that long periods of time were linked by severe events which they called Pachakuti, from the Aymara/Quechua word Pacha, that means both space and time (also world or earth), and kuti, that means to overturn or turn back. Together Pachakuti means the overturning of space-time; a millenial moment in which one world ends and another begins; a total transformation of things.
This concept was so entrenched in Andean life that during the Inca period an Incan ruler had taken the name of Pachakuti Inca Lord over-turner of space-time and set out to transform the Inca empire. Altough the concept of pachakuti doesn't really relate to music, with the realities we are living with in the beginning of this millenium - world political and religious events as well as natural disasters - one would think that we are going through a pachakuti.
Inkuyo's other recordings for Celestial Harmonies/Fortuna Records are Land of the Incas (17064-2), Temple of the Sun (17080-2), The Double-Headed Serpent (13070-2), Art from Sacred Landscapes (13088-2), Ancient Sun (13093-2) and Window to the Andes (13173-2).
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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