MUSIQUES DU PEROU/MUSIC OF PERU
Paucartambo Indiens Q'eros
Ocora-Radio France, 1984, OCR 30
Made in July and August 1965 these recordings are the work of Pierre Allard and Claude Koenig. Paucartambo is a village which lies at an altitude of 3500 m. P. Allard was there during the annual festivities for the Blessed Virgin Carmen between the 15th and the 17th of July. The whole process is described in the text in French and English and forms side A. Side B is music from the Q'eros Indians who numbered only 240 at the time of the 1955 census. Their life style and environnent are well presented in the text. The flutes are the main melodic instruments especially the kena. On side A we can also hear a violin and a harp. A very interesting and nice album about indigenous societies in danger of disparition.
this album was never issued on CD and is absent from the current Ocora site and catalogue.
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