Nahuatl and music

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To those interested in music of Pre-Columbian Mexico, a source is the musical
group Tribu. They have studied with various tribal groups in Mexico. Some of
the members are ethnomusicologists, Agustin Pimentel in particular. The group
reproduces archeological instruments (huehuetl, teponaztli, tlapitzalli,
etc.) They have  many recordings on CD, but they always state that their
music is "new" music with ancient instruments because of the lack of
pre-contact music being transcribed by the Spanish authorities of the times.
However, they have researched "living" tribes in Mexico also. One of their
members, Ramiro Ramirez, is an Otomi and plays some of his tribal music when
they perform. They tour in California usually in Novermber and April. The
rest of the time they play outside the National Museum of Anthropology in
Mexico City.
You can correspond in Spanish with them at this  email address:
tribu at mail.internet.com.mx
Buena suerte,

Henry Vasquez