Ñande Reko Arandu's lyrics & chords

This compilation features music and vocals from the jungle-dwelling Guarani culture of Brazil. Unlike the sophisticated sounds of Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, or the tasteful explorations of such artists as Trio da Paz or bassist/composer Jorge Degas, this album is more of an ethnomusicological field recording, documenting authentic folk traditions in their purest forms. Children sing many of the songs, accompanied by sparse indigenous percussion and stringed instruments. The song forms are often simplistic, like much of the world's...read more