Nahuatl and music

[R. Joe Campbell]

Mark,
   Is there any truth to the rumor that there is a forthcoming CD in
Tlaxcalan Nahuatl by the guitar and vocal duo of M. Morris and R. Nava?
It will be enthusiastically received by Tlaxcala, Mexico, USA, and by Paul
and Art.

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Joe



On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Mark David Morris wrote:

> I apologize for having deleted the original message of this inquiry.  The
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> 1. The Florentine Codice gives a nice description of different
> Mesoamerican musical instruments such as the teponaztli
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> 2.  The state of Tlaxcala has a CD "Carnaval Tlaxcala" for sale that
> features the state's traditional music and includes singing in Nahuatl
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> 3.  The Archives of Traditional Music in Bloomington, IN have recordings
> made in Sonsonate, El Salvador in 1965 that include some songs with Nahuat
> lyrics
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> San ixquich,
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> Sincerely
> Mark Morris
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> For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more
> grief. Eccl 1:18
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> To realize that our knowledge is ignorance, this is a noble insight. To
> regard our ignorance as knowledge, this is mental sickness.  Only when we
> are sick of our sickness, shall we cease to be sick.  The Sage is not
> sick, being sick of sickness; This is the secret of health.  TTC 71
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> MDM, PhD Candidate
> Dept. of Hysteri, Indiana Univ.
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