INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENT
YOUTUBE DEMONSTRATIONS
with over
150,000 YOUTUBE visitors and counting
can be seen below
the recording entitled
RESONANCIA
christophergarciamusicprojects.bandcamp.com/album/resonancia
featuring most of the instruments below
is available for purchase as a download
100% of the income from downloads
goes to an Indigenous Arts Organization
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In 2012 Garcia had the pleasure of meeting Ian Mursell of Mexico Lore
while on tour performing in London England
http://mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/credits/general-points/
"MEXICOLORE is the most comprehensive site I have found online
in English on the subject of Mexica and Mayan instruments and
culture with lots of information from various sources
they are an EDUCATION ONLY site
i.e.,
they do not sell anything or take advertisements"
MEXICOLORE contributors include:
anthropologists,
archaeologists
ethnomusicologists,
musicians
nd
scientists
YOUTUBE DEMONSTRATIONS
with over
150,000 YOUTUBE visitors and counting
can be seen below
the recording entitled
RESONANCIA
christophergarciamusicprojects.bandcamp.com/album/resonancia
featuring most of the instruments below
is available for purchase as a download
100% of the income from downloads
goes to an Indigenous Arts Organization
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In 2012 Garcia had the pleasure of meeting Ian Mursell of Mexico Lore
while on tour performing in London England
http://mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/credits/general-points/
"MEXICOLORE is the most comprehensive site I have found online
in English on the subject of Mexica and Mayan instruments and
culture with lots of information from various sources
they are an EDUCATION ONLY site
i.e.,
they do not sell anything or take advertisements"
MEXICOLORE contributors include:
anthropologists,
archaeologists
ethnomusicologists,
musicians
nd
scientists
as of this writing 9/17/19,
there have been over 100,000 visitors to these indigenous YOUTUBE demonstrations
TEPONAZTLI - demonstration
GO TO THE YOUTUBE LOGO on the video and
CLICK on
SHOW MORE for additional information
there have been over 100,000 visitors to these indigenous YOUTUBE demonstrations
TEPONAZTLI - demonstration
GO TO THE YOUTUBE LOGO on the video and
CLICK on
SHOW MORE for additional information
STONES/PIEDRAS/TETL
Indigenous Instruments of Mexico demonstration
CLICK on the YOUTUBE ICON in the lower right hand corner
and then CLICK on show more for additional information on the instruments
SINGING STONES
The following video shows singing stones being played in the context of an actual performance
with MEXICA drummers under the directions of Erick Barraza, with Nazario Segura and more
GO TO THE YOUTUBE LOGO on the video and
CLICK on SHOW MORE for additional information
The following YOUTUBE is an demonstration
of the incredible sounds of two indigenous
percussion instruments of what
is now known as Mexico/Mesoamerica
the TEPONAZTLI and the BAA WEHAI
two very different drums from two very different regions
from very different peoples
GO TO THE YOUTUBE LOGO on the video and
CLICK on SHOW MORE for additional information
AGUILA BLANCA
This is basically a theme and variations based on Aguila Blanca
part of the repertoire of MEXICA/AZTECA DANZA
in a traditional setting there would be
1 person playing tlapan huehuetl (usually with sticks)
1 person playing teponaztli (with rubber tipped sticks)
and
dancers wearing ayoyotes which are now called chachayotes
SIDENOTE
if you look at the MEXICA/AZTECA CODICES you will be hard pressed to find
an image of dancers wearing them
but dancers can be seen wearing them in
THE DRESDEN CODEX
(Maya)
and
THE BOOK OF GODS AND RITES
(which is MEXICA/AZTECA)
GO TO THE YOUTUBE LOGO on the video and
CLICK on SHOW MORE for additional information
YAQUI WATER DRUMS
These YAQUI water drums are traditionally played by one person at a time
and for the
BAILE DE VENADO AKA the YAQUI DEER DANCE
3 of these drums, #2,3,4 from left to right
with the flowers on them were made by Michael Heralda
and the
1 drum on the far left
was given to me by Marty Espino
XOCHI CUICATL
AKA
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
performing
LA SANDUNGA
sung in Spanish and in Nahuatl
by
Alegria Garcia
XOCHI CUICATL
AKA
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC
flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/
performing
LA LLORONA
sung in Spanish and in Nahuatl
by
Alegria Garcia
HISTORY OF THE STRING INSTRUMENTS IN THE AMERICAS
http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/music/string-instruments-in-ancient-mexico
and where people can actually hear what people are doing with the instruments today
FORERUNNERS OF RECORDED MUSIC FROM INDIGENOUS MEXICO
1979 to the present
http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/music/forerunners-of-recorded-music-from-ancient-mexico
you can also ask questions of the various contributors to the site
and get feedback to your questions
http://mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/ask-experts/
MEXICOLORE LINKS ON THE INSTRUMENTS
The following YOUTUBES can also be seen on MEXICOLORES SITE
you may visit them at the following links below
TEPONAZTLI demonstration
http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/music/see-a-teponaztli-drum-in-action
SINGING STONES
www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/music/singing-stones
Indigenous instruments of Mexico demonstration
ayotl = turtle shells
tetl = singing stones/lithophones
huehuetl = MEXICA (and several others) ceremonial drum,
known by different names depending on the region
if you visit the link on YOUTUBE and CLICK about
you will find additional information
http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/music/aztec-music-news
PLEASE VISIT THE INDIGENA PROJECT LINK BELOW
http://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/indigena-projects.html
for indigenous instrument collaborations in:
theater,
chamber music
and
symphonic settings.
THANK YOU
