An Account of Work (1966–1972): A Collection of Transcriptions, Recordings, and Notes on the Kʼicheʼ and Ixil Music of Guatemala

Authors

  • José Díaz Ruiz Músico y compositor Author

Abstract

It’s a chronicle and account of approach to the music of indigenous people with whom the researcher developed a close relationship for a period exceeding five years. Long time has passed since these data were obtained during which the guard has been a part of this big effort as it  is an individual initiative. This is a firts count to get closer to a region devastated by armed conflic, and that is why many of the expressions collected are no longer practiced. 

Author Biography

  • José Díaz Ruiz, Músico y compositor

    Musician and composer from Seville. He studied History at the University of Seville (1978) and holds a degree in Ecclesiastical Sciences from the Faculty of Theology of Granada (1986).

References

Díaz Ruiz, José

2003 Los Alabados de Sta. M? de Nebaj. En Estudios Francis

canos. Publicación Periódica de Ciencias Eclesiásticas de las

Provincias Capuchinas Ibéricas, Vol. 104, enero-agosto, No.

434. Ediciones Estudios Franciscanos, Barcelona, pp. 143-

167.

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Published

2026-09-25

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2009): Senderos. Revista de Etnomusicología

Section

Archivos