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About Me

My indigenous name is "Yxayotl", which in Nahuatl means tears.

In 1977 during a peyote ceremony, an old Shaman from the Huichol tribe, Don Jose Matsuwa, gave me that name.
I was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on December 28, 1952.

Xavier Quijas Yxayotl (born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican musican of Huichol heritage.

Xavier Quijas Yxayotl (born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican musican of Huichol heritage.

Xavier Quijas Yxayotl — composer, master musician, spiritual guide, healer, artist, visionary, resurrector of the ancient ways, life-giver.

Xavier Quijas Yxayotl, perhaps better known as "The Maestro," was recognized as the foremost authority on the reproduction and performance of traditional Mayan.

Former Members: Xavier Quijas, Yxayotl of Guadalajara, Kevin Locke, and G. S. Sachdev.

Traveling back in time to the golden age of Ancient America; the late Maestro Xavier Quijas Yxayotl - a direct descendant of the Huichol.

I am proud to be a descendent of the Huicholes. During the 1970's, I decided to follow my dreams and to investigate and play the pre-Columbian music; that same music that was prohibited for 300 years due to its intensity and deep spiritual impact it had on the people of those times.

My passion took me to the mountains of Jalisco and Nayarit, Mexico where I lived with the Huicholes and Tepehuanes for long periods of time.
I participated in indigenous ceremonies and rituals, sharing their knowledge.

My passion for the handmade instruments, i.e.; Mayan and Aztec drums and flutes, Tarahumara drums, turtle shells, rain sticks, Teponaxtli log drums, Mayan ocean drums, rattles, gourds, and many others, grew without limits.

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