TEPONAZTLI DEMONSTRATION C. GARCIA

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