SONG SOURCING OF POPULAR “MEDICINE SONGS” - Coming Soon!
The song “Agua de Estrellas” is by Miguel Molina. Listen here as Miguel shares how the song came was born, and the medicine it carries.
DISSERTATION ON IKAROS by Owain J. Graham and ARTICLE co-authored by Owain J. Graham
Dissertation: Escucha los Cantos: Non-Human Agency in Peruvian Vegetalismo and Shamanic Pilgrimage (UC Riverside, March 2024) : https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2282c9wz
[EN] Experiences of Listening to Icaros … (article): https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/anoc.12170
DETAILED BOOK about IKAROS in Peruvian Amazon:
Released April 2026 by Centro Takiwasi “Canta la Ayahuasca: Ikaros y enseñanzas de las plantas medicinales” Autor: Rosa Giove (QEPD): https://takiwasi.com/en/tienda-prod.php?cod=45&cat=libros
“Ábrete Corazón”:
Ábrete Corazón is an ikaro received by Dra. Rosa Giove (QEPD) of Centro Takiwasi. Listen to her singing it here.
Interview with Dr. Rosa Giove speaking about Ábrete Corazón and the functionality of ikaros (Subtitles available in English (Click on CC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8VNxUxmDrM (17:55)
El ikaro o canto curativo - Dra Rosa Giove (presentation in Spanish) https://youtu.be/rjW_GVv2qXY?si=0J2XstMeGvrSqFb2
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Rosa Amelia Giove Nakazawa (Lima, May 23, 1952 – Tarapoto, March 7, 2022) was a renowned surgeon, teacher, and researcher in the field of Amazonian traditional medicine and addiction treatment.
Curious to hear music from the Peruvian Amazon?
FOR CULTURAL CONTEXT
Visit : https://centralamazonica.org.pe/
A digital archive of recordings and music from the Amazon region of Peru.
Also listen to : La música de los Kechwas lamistas: registros sonoros de comunidades nativas de Lamas (2022).
Also listen to this collection of popular Amazonian music (1966-1974), called “
”El fabuloso sonido de Andrés Vargas Pinedo: una colección de música popular amazónica””: https://buhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/el-fabuloso-sonido-de-andr-s-vargas-pinedo-una-colecci-n-de-m-sica-popular-amaz-nica-1966-1974
Interested in learning more about Andean-Amazonian culture and music? Follow the TAKI INSTITUTE,
Check out Podcast # 1 video here
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