Tag archive for shipibo

Ceremonial Chants, Music and Ayahuasca Icaros | Shamans of Peru CD Ceremonial Chants, Music and Ayahuasca Icaros | Shamans of Peru CD

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…

Continue reading →

The Exquisite Geometric Art of the Shipibo: Catalogue

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…

Continue reading →

The Sublime Sounds of the Rainforest

‘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…

Continue reading →

Ayahuasca Icaros of the Shipibo

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…

Continue reading →

Shamans of Peru CD – Review in Sacred Hoop Magazine

  Sacred Hoop Magazine – Review of the Shamans of Peru: Sacred Chants, Icaros, and Ceremonial Music CD. Reviewed in Issue 36, Spring 2002  

Continue reading →

Various Artists | Shamans of Peru | Downloadable on the Web

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…

Continue reading →

Shamans of Peru – Photo Gallery

Shamans of Peru, a set on Flickr. A Photo Gallery of some of the Peruvian Shamans that we have worked with over the years.

Continue reading →

Interviews with Shipibo Ayahuasca Shamans – Part 1

Interviews with three Shipibo Shamans, Benjamin Ochavano, Leoncio Garcia, and Enrique Lopez by Howard G Charing and Peter Cloudsley

Continue reading →

Shipibo-Conibo Art Exhibition – ‘Una Ventana Hacia El Infinito’ at the ICPNA, Lima Peru in 2002

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/

Continue reading →

Shipibo Shaman Benjamin Ochavano Interview

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 Howard G Charing on…

Continue reading →

Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last →