Tzotziles psalms, stories and music : recorded in San Pedro Chenalho, Mexico between 1975-92 & 1995-96 by Jean-Pol Ferbus ...

Innehåll: Traditional feast day music. All Saint's Day: The old sexton's story. Music heralding All Saint's Day. Fire works, bells, voices and drums. Bells on the night of October 31. The transfer of power: Rapid chant of authority changing hands. Slow chant of authority changing hands. The elder's chant. Christmas night: The arrival of the Tzotziles. Music in celebration of the Christmas holiday. The sexton's dance. Long litany inhaled and exhaled during an ordinary service. Sanctifying rituals: The sanctification of a church. The sanctification of a house. Margarita and Antonio. Ilol - the shaman. Carnaval music: Music of the carnival - fanfare. Trumpet, flute and little drum. Voices and music at night. The chant of the blacks. Elzn: Speech of July 27, 1996 by Major Anna-Maria. An interview with commandant David. Traditional feast day music (part two)