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The Spirit Cries:
Music from the Rainforests of South America
& the Caribbean
Compiled by Mickey Hart and recorded in the rainforests of South America and the Caribbean by Kenneth Bilby, David Findlay, Per Host, Enrique Pinilla, and Carol & Travis Jenkins.

This album represents seven tribal cultures from seven different countries: the Garifune of Belize; the Choco Indians of Panama and Colombia; the Shipibo and the Ashaninka, both of Peru; the Aluku of French Guiana; the Wayana of Suriname, and the Maroons of Jamaica. Representing the best performances and most salvageable recordings of the enormous archival resources, these represent five decades of field recording by dedicated ethnomusicologists and anthropologists who had the foresight to capture these vanishing cultures.

TRACK LIST:
Music Of The GarifunaGarifuna People of Belize recorded by Carol and Travis Jenkins (1981)

1. Abelagudahani

6. Arumahani

2. Grating Song

7. Paranda

3. Abaimahani

8. Combination

4. Abaimahani

9. Punta

5. Abaimahani

10. Dugu Song

Music Of The Choco IndiansIndians of the Choco: Panama / Columbia recorded by Per Host (1949)

11. Healing Song

Music of The Shipibo and The AshaninkaThe Shipibo of Peru recorded by Enrique Pinilla (1964) The Ashaninka People of Peru recorded by Enrique Pinilla (1964)

12. Shipibo Song

13. Ashaninka Songs

Music of The AlukuAluku: French Guiana recorded by Kenneth Bilby (1984-1987)

14. Aleke

19.Awasa

15. Songe

20. Kumanti

16. Lonsei

21. Kumanti

17. Mato

22. Agwado Song

18. Mato

23. Susa

Music of the WayanaWayana: Suriname recorded By David Findlay (1952)

24. Dance Song

25. Love Song

Music of the Jamaican MaroonsMaroons: Jamaica recorded by Kenneth Bilby (1978)

26. Papa

27. Tambu

Released 1993

Produced by: Mickey Hart and Alan Jabbour
Edited by: Mickey Hart

Audio Engineers:
Studio X: Tom Flye, Jeff Sterling - mix, spatial processing, equalization.
Library of Congress: Michael Donaldson - transfer engineer

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Music Of The Choco Indians Indians of the Choco: Panama / Columbia recorded by Per Host (1949)

Music of The Aluku Aluku: French Guiana recorded by Kenneth Bilby (1984-1987)

Music of the Wayana Wayana: Suriname recorded By David Findlay (1952)

Music of the Jamaican Maroons Maroons: Jamaica recorded by Kenneth Bilby (1978)

Music Of The Choco IndiansIndians of the Choco: Panama / Columbia recorded by Per Host (1949)

Music of The AlukuAluku: French Guiana recorded by Kenneth Bilby (1984-1987)

Music of the WayanaWayana: Suriname recorded By David Findlay (1952)

Music of the Jamaican MaroonsMaroons: Jamaica recorded by Kenneth Bilby (1978)