Recording Details

SFW40469
Traditional Music of Peru, Vol. 4: Lambayeque
Various Artists


Notes - These 22 tracks, recorded in 1990-1991 in the three cultural regions (Creole, Afro-Cuban, and Andean) of the Department of Lambayeque in northern Peru, feature music of festival dances and songs accompanied by a variety of instruments, and Christmas carols sung by children. "The collection's aural quality has a surreal edge and its purity of spirit is spellbinding." — Americas

Country(s) - Peru

Keyword(s) - World music

Instrument(s) - Banjo; Bells; Bombo (Drum); Caika (Drum); Caja (Drum); Cajón (Drum); Charango; Chirimia; Clarinet; Cymbals; Drum; Flute; Guitar; Harp; Kena; Oboe; Percussion instruments; Pincullo; Platillos (Cymbals); Saxophone

Language(s) - Spanish

Year of Release - 1996

Record Label - Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Source Archive - Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Credits - Produced in collaboration with Archives of Traditional Andean Music of the Instituto Riva Agüero, Pontificia Universidad del Perú ; Produced in collaboration with Ford Foundation ; Mastered by David Glasser, Airshow, Springfield, VA ; Design by Visual Dialogue, Boston, MA ; Photography by Raúl R. Romero ; Translated by Benjamin Liu ; Translated by Carmen Wesson ; Compiled by Leonidas Casas Roque ; Notes Edited by Leonidas Casas Roque ; Liner Notes by Leonidas Casas Roque ; Compiled by Gisela Cánepa-Koch ; Compiled by Manuel P. Ráez ; Compiled by James M. Vreeland Jr.; Recorded by Gisela Cánepa-Koch ; Recorded by Manuel P. Ráez ; Recorded by James M. Vreeland Jr.; Compiled by Raúl R. Romero ; Recorded by Raúl R. Romero ; Notes Edited by Raúl R. Romero ; Produced by Raúl R. Romero




Tracks -
101 Chimo
n/a
Duration:3:57




102 Chirimía and Caja
n/a
Duration:1:39




103 Taki I
n/a
Duration:1:47




104 Taki II
n/a
Duration:4:17




105 Triste con Fuga de Huayno
n/a
Duration:1:32




106 Marinera con Fuga de Huayno
n/a
Duration:5:04




107 Diabilicos
n/a
Duration:3:46




108 Toque de Negritos
Adriano Ferroñán Damián
Duration:0:44




109 Negritos
Victorino & Aurelio Acosta
Duration:2:53




110 Pastoras de Mórrope
Melchor Bances
Duration:2:41




111 Pastoras
Melchor Bances
Duration:1:12




112 Pastoras de Jayanca
Melchor Bances
Duration:1:15




113 Ingleses o Magaros
Carlos Inoñán Ipanaqué, Nicolás Vargas Sandoval, and Santos Gonzales Dávila
Duration:1:33




114 Marinera con Fuga de Huayno
Victorino Acosta Chozo and Martín Acosta Seña
Duration:4:32




115 Marinera: 300 Pounds of Gold/300 Libras de Oro
Jorge Mendoza and Baltazar Quesquén
Duration:3:51




116 Marinera: The Potter/El Alfarero
Rudecindo Maco, Ramos Sandoval
Duration:2:47




117 Limpieza de Cauces (Pregón de Mórrope)
Celestino Santisteban Damián
Duration:0:45




118 Los Reyes Magos
n/a
Duration:2:33




119 Triste
José Lisera
Duration:1:08




120 Coplas I
José Lisera
Duration:1:27




121 Coplas II
El Jefe, Víctor Gamarra
Duration:1:23




122 Marinera
El Jefe, Víctor Gamarra
Duration:1:22