The haunting, plaintive music of Peruvian shamans was recorded at ceremonies in the Peruvian Andes and the Amazon rainforest. The chants and icaros have an organic relationship to the medicine plants, and are primarily intended as devotional music for a ceremony. It is equally possible…
An inventory of my collection of Shipibo Artisan work. I have been collecting for many years and there are some exemplary pieces in the collection. I’ve assembled an 80 page catalogue of their beautiful work. It is time to get these wonderful textiles and artisan…
‘Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream” Sounds of the Rainforest: The Amazon Rainforest when the sun sets; the jungle becomes alive with a rich tapestry of sounds. If you listen carefully you can hear in the background Ayahuasca Icaros being chanted by Shipibo Shaman…
Ícaro: The word ícaro comes from the Quechua word icarai, meaning “to blow.” Ícaros are magical chants that are sung or whistled by shamans during Ayahuasca ceremonies. There are several kinds of ícaros. At the beginning of a ceremony their purpose is to provoke the…
[scribd id=82541524 key=key-a5urim15rqbubt3b6pr mode=list] Sacred Hoop Magazine – Review of the Shamans of Peru: Sacred Chants, Icaros, and Ceremonial Music CD. Reviewed in Issue 36, Spring 2002
Various Artists | Shamans of Peru | CD Baby. The haunting, plaintive music of Peruvian shamans was recorded at ceremonies in the Peruvian Andes and the Amazon rainforest. The chants and icaros have an organic relationship to the medicine plants, and are primarily intended as…
Shamans of Peru, a set on Flickr. A Photo Gallery of some of the Peruvian Shamans that we have worked with over the years.
[slideshare id=11559238&doc=shipibo-ayahuasca-shamans-120214033626-phpapp02&type=d] Interviews with three Shipibo Shamans, Benjamin Ochavano, Leoncio Garcia, and Enrique Lopez by Howard G Charing and Peter Cloudsley
[scribd id=80927017 key=key-ygah4x7w6iwggjx2rid mode=list] Shipibo-Conibo Art Exhibition Catalogue – ‘Una Ventana Hacia El Infinito’ at the ICPNA, Lima Peru in 2002. To see photo my photo gallery of Shipibo art on Flickr; http://www.flickr.com/photos/hgcharing/sets/72157620132254791/
[scribd id=80916321 key=key-te3r41t069yfl1foozl mode=list] Benjamin Ochavano Is a traditional Shipibo Muraya .He is in his late eighties, and his chants (icaros) sung in the Shipibo language are extraordinary beautiful and with a powerful and extensive vocal range. Note: This interview was with Peter Cloudsley and…
