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Africa South of Sahara / Various
Artist:
Africa South Of The Sahara
Format: CD
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Formats and Editions
1. Zulu Song
2. Swazi Song
3. Chopi Timbila Orchestra
4. Amakwavi Song
5. Bushmen Song
6. Bushmen Song
7. Bechuana Song
8. Bechuana Song
9. Bechuana Song
10. Luchosi Song
11. Gangele Song
12. Tutsi Song
13. Tutsi Drums
14. Twa Chorus
15. Hororo Flute
16. Shi Kasayi (Sansa)
17. Kivu Bambuti Chorus With drums
18. Bambuti (Pygmy) Song
19. Bambuti Songs
20. Bambuti (Pygmy) Song
21. Pende Xylophone
22. Pindi Sansa With Voice
23. Sudanese Harp With voices
24. Sudanese Song With drums
25. Mahafaly Song
26. Ibani Sansa & Horas
27. Yoruba Chorus & Mixed Orchestra
28. Bulu Chorus
29. Ewe Chorus With Drum, Rattle, Gong
30. Bambara Minstrels
31. Acoli Voice & Lute
32. Mboko Zither-Harp
33. Bakwiri Song With Musical Bow
34. Makwa Female Chorus
35. Boungomo Chorus With Drums
36. Babinga (Pygmy) Voices With Stick Percussion
37. Wolof Drums
38. Wolof Halam
More Info:
This 1957 compilation attempts to provide a musical overview of the entire Sub-Saharan region, and also represents the scholarly contribution of American ethnomusicologist Alan P. Merriam (1923 -1980) to the Folkways catalog. Merriam, who is best remembered for the book The Anthropology of Music, produced the album and provided an essay and track notes. This title went a long way towards dispelling prejudices and misconceptions listeners of the time may have had about African music. Merriam wrote, "The African music system works by it's own rules and satisfies those who play it and sing it; it is neither necessarily older nor younger nor better nor worse."
