Instrumental and vocal music, principally traditional. "This recording is drawn from the 80-volume CD collection, Music of the earth: Fieldworkers' sound collections, originally released in 1992 in Japan under the supervision of Tomoaki Fujii by Victor Company of Japan (JVC) in collaboration with the National Museum of Ethnology (Japan) and Smithsonian/Folkways Records (USA)"--Notes, p. 15. Compact disc. Tracks 17-19 monaural. Original notes by Norio Yamamoto, in English translation from the Japanese (16] p. : ill., map) inserted in container. Various performera. Field recordings by Norio Yamamoto.
Contents:
Arpa music. Farewell to Ayacucho town (2:59) -- El condor pasa (3:28) -- Sacsayhuaman (3:39) -- The arisal tree (3:44). -- In Lima. The golden basket (2:40) -- Huallancayo (3:42) -- Pio pio (2:38). -- In La Paz. Chacarera (1:45) -- The Guadalquivir River (2:53). -- Music from the Lake Titicaca region. Sicu ensemble (2:32) -- Wayruru (1:06) -- Auki auki (2:01) -- Unbundled panpipes (0:39) -- Takitas (1:42) -- Wedding music from Amarete (2:33). -- Music from the Cuzco region. Church bells (0:22) -- Mule music (1:41) -- Music for chicha beer (1:10) -- Festival finale music (2:13)
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