Beat Latino 53: Music for 2012 - Dance me to the End of the World!
From: Catalina Maria Johnson
Length: 58:55
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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Piece Description
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
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |


