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FLUTES & STRINGS OF THE ANDES
Native Musicians
The musicians on this recording are all Quechua or Aymara Indians. The instruments featured are: harp, charango (armadillo-shell stringed instrument), tarka (ceremonial mouthpiece flute), violin, pinkullu and quena (end-blown flutes), transverse flute and various types of percussion. A unique selection of powerful and down-to-earth native music. "Jangly metal strings and eerie flutes...relating timeless rituals of love survival." Audio Magazine (MOW 106)

MUSIC FROM THE ANDES ARGENTINA
Various Artists
This award-winning recording has been digitally remastered for CD. Los Troveros Cuyanos sing in close harmony and play cuecas, chacareras and other authentic rhythms from the pampas and mountains of Argentina. Fabian Mozaurieta plays Andean guitar and sings Peruvian huaynos in an unadulterated style. lahuantinsuyo provides an extensive selection of native melodies from the highlands of Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. (MOW 112)

FOLKSTYLES OF MEXICO & COLOMBIA
Various Artists
Los Pregoneros sing and play traditional melodies using harp, jarana and requinto. Maria Olga Pineros and Aires Colombianos present beautiful melodies from the mountains and plains. Songs from the Mexican-American tradition are performed by the legendary Lydia Mendoza. "This is hot stuff" Utne Reader (MOW 113)

MUSICA DE LA TIERRA
Various Artists
Exciting instrumental and vocal music compilation from South America, Mexico & the Caribbean. Artists are Tahuantinsuyo (ensemble); Frantz Casseus/Marc Ribot (guitar); Tico da Costa (guitar,vocals); Atahualpa Poalasin (harp); Los Pregoneros del Puerto (jarocho ensemble); Aires Colombianos (folk music); and Los Troveros Cuyanos (Argentinian duo). This is a wonderful sampler from Latin America and the songs are arranged in an order that is engaging and enticing to the ear.
(MOW 207)

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