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Beat Latino 53: Music for 2012 - Dance me to the End of the World!

From: Catalina Maria Johnson
Length: 58:55

Dance me to the end of the world! Read the full description.

Beatlatino-022612-endoftheworldmusic_small What to do if the world is going to end? It's predicted by some to happen in 2012 based on ancient Mayan prophecies. So his week's Beat Latino shares tunes for the end of the world: Mayan flute and marimba tunes form Mayan lands, and songs from all over Latin American and Spain about what to do about the end of the world if it happens - most of it having to do with loving, singing and dancing! The music also reminds us we can dream of new worlds to come...

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What to do if the world is going to end? It's predicted by some to happen in 2012 based on ancient Mayan prophecies. So his week's Beat Latino shares tunes for the end of the world: Mayan flute and marimba tunes form Mayan lands, and songs from all over Latin American and Spain about what to do about the end of the world if it happens - most of it having to do with loving, singing and dancing! The music also reminds us we can dream of new worlds to come...

Musical Works

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Mayan Fire Flute Xavier Quijas Yxayotl Mayan Ancestral Music. Mystical Music Offerings 2005 06:21
El Leñador Marimbas Varios Danzas Maya en Marimba Pura. NA 0 02:51
Se Acaba el Mundo Mono Blanco y Stone Lips El Mundo se va a Acabar. Urtext 1997 06:36
El Mundo se Acaba Diomedes Diaz El Regreso del Condor. Sony US Latin 1992 03:28
A Gozar que el Mundo se va a Acabar Virulo Il Medio Castrato. Fonarte Latino 1999 04:44
El Mundo se va a Acabar Hermanos Los Jimenez El Retrato. Joey Records 2009 03:33
Se Acaba el Mundo Orquesta la Conspiración Ernie's Conspiracy. Código Music 2012 05:04
El Mundo se Acaba Manolo Muñoz Se te Nota. Musart-Balboa 2008 02:15
Que se Acabe el Mundo Los Chunguitos La Medalla. Producciones AR 2001 03:49
Fin del Mundo Cordero De Donde Eres. Bloodshot Records 2008 03:15
Para el Fin del Mundo Llasa The Living Road. Nettwerk Productions 2010 04:23
Cuando se acabe el Mundo Lantana Ex-Corazón. Rubie Music 2010 03:09
El Mundo va a Acabarse Reyes de las Calles The Cuban Hip Hop Stars Vol. 1. Papaya Records 2002 04:33
Soñé Otro Mundo Manu Chao La Radiolina. Nacional 2007 01:19
Nuevo Mundo Olmeca Semillas Rebeldes. Nomadic Sound System 2006 02:40
La Noche de los Mayas Esa-Pekka Saolnen and Los Angeles Philarmonic The Music of Silvestre Revueltas. Sony 1999 09:59