This 8th a final volume of the acclaimed series Traditional Music of Peru features the musical and cultural diversity of Piura. From the coastal areas influenced by indigenous Tallan and Afro-Peruvian tradition to the Andean highland, this CD contains ceremonial music, secular songs and music for dances and popular theater. Recorded throughout 1994, this collection illuminates another facet of the richness of traditional music and cultures in Peru.

Tracklist:

Doctrinas - Melania Cruz/Ana Ojeda/Pablo Cruz Carrasco
Levante
Cumanana
Cumanana
Golpe de Tierra - Francisco Chuinga
Tondero - Leida La Madrid
Negros
Borregos (Yearling Lambs) - Hermanos Dedios Zapata
Sarahuas - Cuatro Amigos
Garibaldi - Hermanos Dedios Zapata
Idios Moros (Moorish Indians)
Diablicos (Devils) - San Pedro de Huancabamba
Caballito (Little Horse) - Francisco Herna Silva
Barquito (Little Boat) - Hermanos Dedios Zapata
Cautivo (Captive)
Loca, La (The Crazy Woman) - Luciano Ruiz Ayala
Pastoras (Shepherd Girls) - Walter Cruz/Juan Tino Neyra
Chinas (Young Woman) - Walter Cruz/Juan Tino Neyra
Historia de los Sarahuas (History of the Sarahuas) - Cuatro Amig
Santiago Contra los Moros (St. James Versus the Moors) - Francis
Historia de Bernardo del Carpio (History of Bernardo del Carpio)
Semejanza de Reyes (Likeness of Kings) - Hermanos Dedios Zapata

UPC: 093074045121
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Release Date: 11.26.02
Format: CD

Traditional Music Of Peru 8 Piura / Various - Traditional Music Of Peru, Vol. 8: Piura (CD)