INSTRUMENTS OF MESOAMERICA
this instrument is known as TEPONAZTLI in MesoAmerica
by the MEXICA people,
mistakenly referred to as AZTECS.*
The same instrument has different names
based on the region, the people, and their language
here are but a few examples
SLIT DRUM - ENGLISH
TAMBOR - SPANISH
TEPONAZTLI - NAHUATL
TUNKUL - MAYAN
NOBIUY - OTOMI
NICACHE or TUN - ZAPOTEC
CUIRINGUA - TARASCAN
ADDITIONAL INFO ON THE INSTRUMENTS CAN BE FOUND HERE
ADDITIONAL INFO ON CHRISTOPHER GARCIA CAN BE FOUND HERE
The most common combination of instruments images
in the CODICES OF MEXICO are the huehuetl,
played with the hands and without sticks,
the teponaztli played with sticks and a flute player.
Here Christopher Garcia demonstrates the teponaztli,
using ancient
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