THE INSTRUMENTS
Despite losing 90% of their indigenous population,
some 80 to 120 million people,
(the largest documented genocide in the history of the world)
the instruments still survive
but unlike instruments of other ancient cultures
who did not lose 90% of their population,
these instruments continue to be played daily
by thousands of modern-day practitioners
in more traditional settings daily throughout Mexico,
these instruments are not sitting behind glass in a museum somewhere
We are 3 modern-day practitioners,
who continue to play and compose original music,
in traditional settings and non traditional settings
e.g.,
with chamber groups and world music groups from varous
countries
e.g.,
China, India, Japan, the Near, Middle and Far East
the earliest radiocarbon dated murals of the
instruments being played go back to 790 A.D.
in Chiapas, and they are Mayan, not Mexica
Tenothcitlan,
now Mexico City,
was founded in 1325,
some 540 years later
INDIGENOUS
BREATH, STRING AND PERCUSSION
INSTRUMENTS OF MESOAMERICA and MEXICO
used in each program
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ATECOCOLLI = NAHUATL
CARACOL = ESPANOL HUB - MAYAN YEE - MIXTEC (DZAHA DAZUI) SHELL TRUMPET = INGLES |
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AYACAXTLI - NAHUATL SONAJA - ESPANOL RATTLE - INGLES |
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AYOTAPALKATL - NAHUATL
CAPARAZON - RATTLE FRESH WATER TURTLE SHELL - INGLES AAK, KAYAB - MAYAN |
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AYOYOTES - NAHUATL HUESOS DE FRAILE - ESPANOL COYULLI, COYOLLI NAHUATL |
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BAA PO WEHAI , BWEHEIM- YOEME
JICARA DE AGUA - SPANISH WATER DRUM - ENGLISH XICALLI - is the NAHUATL word for gourd, not for water drum |
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HUEHUETL (short drum, played while sitting) - NAHUATL
the Tlapan Huehuetl is played standing VERTICAL CEREMONIAL DRUM - ENGLISH NUU NEE - MIXTEC ZACATAN- MAYAN TAMBOR - SPANISH TAVENGA = TARASCAN |
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TAWITOL
ARCO MUSICAL |
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TEPONAZTLI - NAHUATL
SLIT DRUM - ENGLISH TUNKUL - MAYAN NOBIUY - OTOMI QHU - MIXTEC TAMBOR - SPANISH |
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TETL -
NAHUATL word for stone, not for the instrument TE HUEHUETL PIEDRAS CANTANTES- SPANISH SINGING STONES - ENGLISH |
