In this site we published a video with a song titled Huajra. This piece is a wonderful example of traditional songs from Latin America, selected to reflect the beauty of Latin American music. Created by Atahualpa Yupanqui, the theme reflects the dry corn harvest in Yupanqui’s Argentina. Atahualpa traveled extensively by horse (or mule) through the mountains of Argentina and this solitude is what he recognized as the trigger for this capacity to create poetry and to speak of the simple life of Argentinians.
The Chilean group Inti-Illimani (Mountain of the Sun) arranged Huajra and added Charangos (the Indian guitar), and quenas (Indian flute) in addition to percussion instruments. This traditional folk song has been performed in scenarios across the globe and showcases the integration of music from different parts of the Americas, performed by master musicians. Inti-Illimani’s convergence with other musical traditions (such as Italian folk music) is recognized world-wide in songs such as “La Tarentelle” and “El Mercado de Testaccio“
I hope you enjoy this song and don’t forget to click on other compositions by these masters of the Latin American traditional folk songs.
Maya Riviera Condos
