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Flute Music Of The Andes

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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.

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!

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.

The blurb inside starts "The Aztec empire and its many highly developed subject populations ..." However, the Aztecs were in Mexico and northern Central America, and had nothing to do with either the Andes or this CD.

The music (at least the first dozen tracks) is basicly Paraguayan harp music transferred to quena and charrango. Even El Condor Pasa is done in that style. Some of the last 10 tracks I won't make any bets where they came from, altho it's possible some are from Bolivia, particularly eastern Bolivia.

I suspect this CD (no date, no author, no musician, no composer listed) is comprised of two unnamed LPs. However, the entire track list matches 'Los Caballeros / Flute Music Of The Andes' (2006) and also 'Los Craneos, Juan Campolargo Ensemble / Flute Music Of The Andes' (no date) - from Gracenote's database of CD tracklists (formerly cddb). My guess is the latter is more likely where it came from.

(If you add two seconds between each track, it will be "seen" as a different CD by cddb because the total length and length of each track are different.)

However, speaking as someone who has a collection of around 400 Andean CDs (admittedly leaning toward northern Ecuador), I wouldn't really call it Andean music. If you like it, try collecting some Paraguayan harp music.

Me encanta el CD. La musica es mas rapida que el CD Espiritu de los Andes, el cual es muy bueno tambien. Mi favorita es la #13.
Espero que lo disfruten como yo.

Although I can't see the names of the quena(Andes Flute) players, the players seemed to be at the state of virtuoso. The virtuosity of the players are more than exactly expressing the deep sorrows & laments of the Andeans. It never fails in maintaining the sad tones even when the rhythm is swinging. The legend of the Andeans is coming to my mind, not the music!

I expected to get a CD of Andean flute music, which I greatly enjoyed hearing on local radio in South America. And this CD delivered! I don't listen to this CD as often as I expected to, probably owing to that it is a collection of different styles and formats rather than a continuous listening format.

I recommend this CD 4 out of 5 stars.

I love this. If I'm feelling sad,I turn this on. It makes me feel better.My favorite is number 11.

I VISIT PERU IN JUNE AND TOOK "OVER" 600 PICTURES, AFTER READING REVIEWS ON THE CD I DECIDE TO PURCHASE IT AND MAKE A "SLIDESHOW" WITH THE MUSIC AS THE BACKGOUND. I TELL YOU AS OF TODAY I'VE YET TO MAKE THE "SLIDESHOW," BUT THE MUSIC I LISTEN TO EVERYDAY. MAYBE BY JUNE 2011 I'LL HAVE EVERYTHING IN ORDER. RELAXING! RELAXING! RELAXING!

I fell in love with the fantastic sounds of Andean folk music on my trip to the beautiful country of Chile last year. As our tour guide drove us through the fertile valleys and hills between the high Andes and the Pacific Coast, the flute sounds gave us the feeling of travelling back in time with the indigenous peoples. I ordered this CD so that I could evoke the wonderful memories of a lovely vacation. It does exactly that and I love it.