Taki Ongoy is a 1986 concept album by Argentine singer-songwriter Víctor Heredia."Víctor Heredia – Taki Ongoy". Discogs. Retrieved 16 February 2024. The work is centered around the 16th-century Indigenous movement Taki Unquy and the impact of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Heredia's maternal grandmother was Capayán."[Boletin] Victor Heredia vuelve a hacer "Taki Ongoy", veinte años despues (Entrevista)". 6 February 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
The album featured collaborations from Argentine musicians Mercedes Sosa, Juan Carlos Baglietto, and Jorge Fandermole, as well as narrations from actor Héctor Tealdi.
The album reaffirms Indigenous culture and religious practices and criticizes the violence of Spanish conquistadores and the Catholic Church. Monsignor Desiderio Collino, bishop of the Diocese of Lomas de Zamora, called for Heredia's excommunication. The Spanish ambassador to Argentina also pressured Raúl Alfonsín, then-president of Argentina, to ban the album.
Songs +Taki Ongoy track listing No.TitleLead vocalsLength1."Texto nº 1 - Tema Introducción / Plática De Los Sabios Y Ancianos / Veinte Mil Años Patria"Heredia, Héctor Tealdi7:432."Taki Ongoy"Heredia4:563."La Puerta Del Cosmos"Heredia03:09 4."Texto N° 2/Encuentro En Cajamarca"Heredia, Héctor Tealdi3:02 5."Muerte De Atahualpa"Heredia3:35 6."Texto N° 3/Año 1530 - Peste"Heredia, Héctor Tealdi2:35 7."Aya Marcay Quilla"Heredia, Mercedes Sosa2:13 8."Taki Ongoy II"Heredia2:379."Muerte de Tupac Amaru"Heredia4:44 10."Texto nº 4 - Don Juan Chalimín"Heredia, Héctor Tealdi3:00 11."Mutilaciones"Heredia3:48 12."La cabeza De Pedro Chumay"Heredia3:27 13."Un pedazo De Mi Sangre"Heredia, Jorge Fandermole2:5514."Texto nº 5 - Canción Por La Muerte De Juan Chalimín"Heredia, Héctor Tealdi3:4415."Texto nº 6 - Potosí"Heredia, Héctor Tealdi, Juan Carlos Baglietto3:1716."Texto nº 7 - Un Dulce Alfarero"Heredia, Héctor Tealdi4:0517."Ella Está Conmigo"Heredia2:4318."Una Tierra Sin Memoria"Heredia4:11
See also Taki Unquy Inkarri
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