Codex - Music of Ancient Mexico
Xavier
Quijas Yxayotl
Format: Audio CD
The classic release of CODEX: Music of Ancient Mexico has just been re-released digitally. To give you some history, in 2002, Xavier Quijas Yxayotl, one of Mexico’s most prominent flutists who not just records and performs pre-Columbian Aztec and Mayan music traditions, but also constructs the original music instruments himself, was honored to have his talent from the CODEX record produced and aired by PBS on their Behind the Arts special in 1997. This may seem like eons ago, however, Xavier continues to record, perform and appear in major settings from the Grammys (Los Angeles, 2002) to the United Nations Gala Event (New York, 2005).
I’ll leave you with the CD liner notes to get a better grasp. "As the ritual starts and we hear the ancestral sounds, the soul awakens;
we hear the drums, rattles, and the clay flutes. This music from where our soul
expresses itself enables us to feel the responsibility to continue with the traditions
left by our ancestors in the Codex. The Wind Whistle, ocarinas, and flute
whistles imitate bird and nature sounds. The Mayan Ocean Drum creates the sound
of soothing ocean waves transcending you on a journey into a spiritual world of
the unknown."
click here to listen to song samples and view video
1. Smile Of The Sun God 2:31
2. Music For The Morning Sun 3:31
3. Nightingale. Music For The Moon And Stars 3:47
4. A Prayer For The Pyramids 11:58
5. Codex 7:34
6. Eternal Return To The Origin 15:01
7. Dance Of The Corn 5:31
8. Indian Trails 3:00
9. A Deer's Heart 6:29
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