Flute Music Of The Andes

Various Artists - Intl. - So. & Central America - General | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 25, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Legacy International
• ASIN: B000002NQ5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,772 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #4 in Music > World Music > South & Central America > Peru
  • #4 in Music > World Music > South & Central America > Andes
  • #19 in Music > World Music > South & Central America > General

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Que joya! This is a classic..., March 4, 2002

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Ed Luhrs (Long Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flute Music Of The Andes (Audio CD)

Those who live in New York City or who have traveled extensively through it may have encountered a number of musical groups that play Andean flute music. (Alas, I've seen these great musicians in other locations as well - just using NYC as my reference point!) If the musicians happen to be selling an album other than their own, hopefully it's this recording. Chances are, you can get a spectacular price for it right here on Amazon.com, even if it's a used copy from a marketplace seller. Go for it. Here is an album you can play without skipping around for favorites. Each selection is an absolute joy. I'm especially keen on 'Desdenosa,' and there's also the ever-popular 'El Condor Pasa,' the tune of which was later used by Simon and Garfunkel on one of the songs from their Greatest Hits. A word for this music: evocative. Whether you're into pop music or are an ardent scholar of global folk music, this generous selection of tunes is a rare gem.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ALL YOU WILL EVER NEED ON YOUR JOURNEY, October 14, 2006

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C. Scanlon "least helpful reviewer" (among us humans) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flute Music Of The Andes (Audio CD)

Okay, so Inti Illimani and WAyanay and INca SOn and the rest are like REALLY GREAT, but this is all you ever need

In fact, track nine Vasija de barro, is everything you ever want to hear for eternity

And even better if you know the words, and the guitar chords and hook. (pretty much Em, B7, Em, G, B7, Em, until the chorus goes to C, and then the cool guitar hook around the Em scale like HEndrix did)

This album really has just about every Inca song you need, including track nine it has Valicha and El Condor Pasa (yes, Paul Simon stole that one and put real dumb ENglish words to it, but here all three movements are included)

A fairly stripped down group of quena, bass, charango and drums, but that's all you need. All anonymous and the worst liner notes ever (calling it AZTEC music- please this is not MEXICO, dude) and no vocals except a few praises for fat hens and other extemporaneous rare exclamations, but nothing to get in the way. THis has the full spectrum of rhythms beats and traditions of Peru, BOlivia (except Zaya and the real urban stuff that would call for sax or trumpet, etc.) and Ecuador, but once again you have nothing but the accurate titles to go by.

Really, this is the only one you need, and it is cheap for being what this music always was: anonymous!

And the best thing is there are no cheesy Zamphir style remakes of American popular music of the seventies and eighties! NO KANSAS!

It's the entire Inca rainbow on one disc. Get it! be healed!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Andean Music!, March 17, 2007

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Maria Carolina Villaseca "Chilena" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flute Music Of The Andes (Audio CD)

Growing up in Chile, the music of the Andes was always in the background. This collection of songs takes me home. You can feel the wind, the chill, hear the birds, imagine the rain in these songs. Fantastic CD. Highly recommended.