To the two marimba groups, here presented, we owe the most beautiful old tunes from the state of Oaxaca. The first one is a group of eight men playing on a very large marimba, nearly four meters long. The second group we discovered in a little hut in the outskirts of Oaxaca. Their instrument is small, hardly one meter and a half, and is played by three men. This small marimba has a very special sound, vibrating in an extremely moving way, and itgives a wonderful savor to the languid, sweet music of Oaxaca... Lilian Mendelssohn.
4 Lucero de la Ma?Ana (Morningstar) - Old Son from the Isthmus
5 El Panadero (The Flatterer) - Dance from Oaxaca
6 Salina Cruz - Old Vals from the Isthmus
7 Juanita - Chilena from Oaxaca
8 Flor de Pi?A (Pineapple Flower) - Son from the Isthmus
9 Son de Poxutla - Son from Oaxaca
10 San Marque?A - Chilena from Oaxaca
11 Ometepec - Son from Oaxaca-Guerrero Coast
12 Tortolita (Little Dove) - Vals from Oaxaca
13 Rasca Petate (Make the Best of Everything) - Dance from Oaxaca
14 Mica?La - Son from the Isthmus
To the two marimba groups, here presented, we owe the most beautiful old tunes from the state of Oaxaca. The first one is a group of eight men playing on a very large marimba, nearly four meters long. The second group we discovered in a little hut in the outskirts of Oaxaca. Their instrument is small, hardly one meter and a half, and is played by three men. This small marimba has a very special sound, vibrating in an extremely moving way, and itgives a wonderful savor to the languid, sweet music of Oaxaca... Lilian Mendelssohn.
