Maya Achi Marimba Music in Guatemala

Maya Achi Marimba Music in Guatemala
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Publisher : Temple University Press
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : 1592132928
ISBN-13 : 9781592132928
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Book Synopsis Maya Achi Marimba Music in Guatemala by : Sergio Navarrete Pellicer

Download or read book Maya Achi Marimba Music in Guatemala written by Sergio Navarrete Pellicer and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the Achi, one of the several Mayan ethnic groups indigenous to Guatemala, the music of the marimba serves not only as a form of entertainment but also as a form of communication, a vehicle for memory, and an articulation of cultural identity. Sergio Navarrete Pellicer examines the marimba tradition -- the historical confluence of African musical influences, Spanish colonial power, and Indian ethnic assimilation -- as a driving force in the dynamics of cultural continuity and change in Rabinal, the heart of Achi culture and society. By examining the performance and consumption of marimba music as complementary parts of a system of social interaction, religious belief, and ethnic identification, Navarrete Pellicer reveals how the strains of the marimba resonate with the spiritual yearnings and cultural negotiations of the Achi as they try to come to terms with the political violence ...

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