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The Spirit Cries

Music from the Rainforests of South America & the Caribbean

Various Artists

Initial release : March 1993

Rykodisc 10250

The first disc released by the Endangered Music Project collects together recordings made in the rainforests of South America and the Caribbean. Produced and edited by Mickey Hart.

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Tracks

  • Abelagudahani
  • Grating Song
  • Abaimahani
  • Abaimahani
  • Abaimahani
  • Arumahani
  • Paranda
  • Combination
  • Punta
  • Dugu Song
  • Healing Song
  • Shipibo Song
  • Ashaninka Songs
  • Aleke
  • Songe
  • Lonsei
  • Mato
  • Mato
  • Awasa
  • Kumanti
  • Kumanti
  • Agwado Song
  • Susa
  • Dance Song
  • Love Song
  • Papa
  • Tambu

Musicians

The individual musicians are not known. The recordings were made among the following groups;

  • Garifuna People of Belize.
  • Indians of the Choco: Panama / Columbia.
  • The Shipibo of Peru.
  • The Ashaninka People of Peru.
  • Aluku: French Guiana.
  • Wayana: Suriname.
  • Maroons: Jamaica.
Credits

  • Original recordings- Carol and Travis Jenkins, Per Host, Enrique Pinilla, David Findlay, Kenneth Bilby

  • Producer - Mickey Hart and Alan Jabbour
  • Editing - Mickey Hart
  • Library of Congress, transfer engineer - Michael Donaldson
  • Studio X, mix, spatial processing, equalization - Tom Flye, Jeff Sterling.
Notes

The mission of The Endangered Music Project is the;

"resurrection of archival tapes documenting such traditions from the silence of the Library shelves, remastering and sonically cleansing them to a listenable state for modern ears, and for posterity.
The tracks are from the following cultures;

  • Tracks 1 to 10 - Music Of The Garifuna
  • Track 11 - Music Of The Choco Indians
  • Tracks 12 and 13 - Music of The Shipibo and The Ashaninka
  • Tracks 14 to 23 - Music of The Aluku
  • Tracks 24 and 25 - Music of the Wayana
  • Tracks 26 and 27 - Music of the Jamaican Maroons
The recordings were made as follows;

  • Garifuna People of Belize - Recorded by Carol and Travis Jenkins (1981)
  • Indians of the Choco: Panama / Columbia - Recorded by Per Host (1949)
  • The Shipibo of Peru - Recorded by Enrique Pinilla (1964)
  • The Ashaninka People of Peru - Recorded by Enrique Pinilla (1964)
  • Aluku: French Guiana - Recorded by Kenneth Bilby (1984-1987)
  • Wayana: Suriname - Recorded By David Findlay (1952)
  • Maroons: Jamaica - Recorded by Kenneth Bilby (1978)