Latin American Music Pieces (MP3s)

Piece #1: Javier Quijas Yxayótl: Mayan/Aztec preconquest (Music for Rain God)
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Piece #2: Javier Quijas Yxayótl: Aztec preconquest Aztec Dances (tr. #3: Tezcatlipoca y Fuego)
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Piece #3: Javier Quijas Yxayótl (Singing Earth): Aztec preconquest and Spanish conquest, Virgen de Guadalupe (#3, Tonantzin)
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Piece #4: Inka Huasi: Inca traditional (preconquest): (This is a complete CD on You Tube; listen to at least the first ten minutes (or more if you like)
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Piece #5: Markahuasi: Inca traditional (preconquest): "El cóndor pasa" (tr. 13); this version by Aivar K
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Piece #6: El Gran Barroco del Perú: "Hanaq Pachaq" (tr. 1): Quechua procesional hymn; first polyphonic musical composition in Latin America.
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Piece #7: Villancico (traditional Spanish Christmas carol): "Los peces en el río" (villancicosonline.com)
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Piece #8: Alonso Lobo (1555-1617): “Ave María” (motet: Spanish Renaissance church music. Played by The Tallis Scholars.
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Piece #9: Sebastián Aguilera de Heredia (1561-1627): “Salve Regina” (Iberian Renaissance church organ music). YouTube. (5:43)
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Piece #10: Ignacio de Jerusalem (1707-1769). Matins for the Virgen de Guadalupe): 18th century: "Invitatorio y Salmo 94" (tr. #1)
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Piece #11: Ignacio de Jerusalem (1707-1769). Matins for the Virgen de Guadalupe: "Virgen de Guadalupe", Sanctus (tr. #18).
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Piece #12: Ariel Ramírez (b. 1921) Misa criolla (1964): (tr. 1) “Navidad nuestra” (folk drama of the nativity composed with native Guaraní instruments)
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Piece #13: Carlos Gardel (1887-1935): Carlos Gardel (CD of tangos and milongas (early 20th century popular Argentinian music) (CD 1, #1): "Volver"
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Piece #14: Carlos Gardel: Tangos argentinos Carlos Gardel: "Mi Buenos Aires querido"—milonga (tr. 5).
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Piece #15: Tangos Clásicos (tr. 1): "A fuego lento" (Dudamel and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Tango.
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Piece #16: Narciso Saúl (b. 1957): "Boulevard San Jorge" from Guitar Music of Argentina (classical guitar, tr. 4).
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Piece #17: Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar (1882-1948) YouTube (2:29), Preludio para guitarra y clavecín (1936). (see: Venezuela).
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Piece #18: Antonio Lauro (1917-1986): "Seis por derecho" (joropo), El Diablo Suelto: Guitar Music of Venezuela: (tr. 4) played by John Williams (b. 1932).
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Piece #19: Chavela Vargas: "La llorona": traditional folk: "La llorona" (tr. 8)
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Piece #20: Mariachi Sol: Mexico Lindo: “Cielito lindo” (tr. 8).
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