This music was recorded during a concert sponsored by the Ministry of Culture in the town square (Zocalo) of Oaxaca in July, 2005.

The album was available as a CD but has since sold out and is now available here as mp3 files.


Cover art by Fulgencio Lazo
Untitled, Oil on Canvas, 2004.
Tracks:

  1. Unidos Siempre
  2. Sones y Jarabes Serranos
  3. Alma Serrana
  4. Popurrit Istmeño
  5. Las Yalaltecas Trad.

Liner notes:

In July 2005, Seattle's Banda Gozona went to Oaxaca to learn more about the Zapotecan music we play. This recording is one result. This outdoor concert was sponsored by the Oaxaca State Ministry of Culture and features La Banda Gozona playing with Inocencio Mena and half a dozen other Oaxacan musicians. Our thanks go to Inocencio for years of support and encouragement and especially for putting his reputation on the line to set up our visit; to Narciso Lico Carrillo for preserving and promoting the Zapotecan music tradition; to Mario, Zoilo, Benito, Sofronio and the other Oaxacan musicians who played with us; and to the family and friends of Fulgencio Lazo for their warm hospitality.

Que escuchan bien,
Bill 'Memo' Clifford, for La Banda Gozona