Description
DESCRIPTION
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."
TracksCredits
- Disc 1 -
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
- Disc 2 -
1 Pindi Sansa with Voice
2 Sudanese Harp with Voices
3 Sudanese Song with Drums
4 Mahafaly Song
5 Ibani Sansa & Horas
6 Yoruba Chorus & Mixed Orchestra
7 Bulu Chorus
8 Bambara Minstrels
9 Ewe Chorus with Drum, Rattle, Gong
10 Acoli Voice & Lute
11 Bakwiri Song with Musical Bow
12 Mboko Zither-Harp
13 Makwa Female Chorus
14 Boungomo Chorus with Drums
15 Babinga (Pygmy) Voices with Stick Percussion
16 Wolof Drums
17 Wolof Halam
