Wirikuta by Iyakuh

Wirikuta EP ft J. Pool & Jakare, out on Resueño carries the intention to raise awareness and funds for a beautiful project to protect important ancestral lands of the Wixarika peoples of Mexico.

Here are some words from iyakuh who is the main producer of the music ..

“The past 6 months I have been weaving to support the protection of Wirikuta the Wixárika ( Huichol ) ancestral gardens. We have been working with permission from elder Don Rafa & Wixá musicians Miguel Carillo / Enrique Ramirez to record their traditional music. As well as filming & capturing interviews in their village in the Sierra Madre Occidental range of Mexico. With permission from the Marakames I was able to capture some of their traditional instrument loops in the studio & create an electronic dance fusion EP. I was very excited to have the support of my brothers J∙Pool & Jakare to weave on these tracks. We will also be releasing a series of videos / albums of their traditional acoustic music soon. The intention of this project is to find ways to spread awareness of what is happening now at Wirikuta. I am deeply grateful for my brother NIDO FILMS who traveled a long way with me to Mexico to capture footage to get this message out to a larger audience.”