Various True Vine 78 Series Vol. 14 Sub-Saharan Africa cdr

$6.00

cdr
2008/1961-62
new
Grand series, showcasing the stellar 78 collection of Ian Nagoski. If you don't know him, Ian is the onetime owner of the True Vine record store in Baltimore, MD, and also compiled the 'Black Mirror' collection for Dust-to-Digital. This volume showcases hypnotic pounding on every available surface. There's thumb pianos, nose flute ensembles, large ensembles of pygmy trumpet players, polyrythms on wood xylophones, & hauntingly sweet vocal polyphony. Recorded right after much of central & west Africa gained independence from France, in Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, & the Ivory Coast. Tracklisting: Sihire Pale and Group-Rejoicing Song, Youlbounte Youl/Batioute Pale/Dite Kambou/Siie Kambou-Festival Music, Zoume Hein/Hile Kambou and Group-Harvest Celebration Music, Unknown Male Duo-Bogongo Song Performed After a Hunt, Unknown Male Quartet-Whistle Nose Flute and Vocal Song Performed After an Elephant Hunt, Unknown Male 12tet-Trumpet Music for Initiation, Unknown Male Trio-Dance Music for Bachelors, Unknown Male Duo-Sanza and Manza, Unknown Male Quartet-Kponimbo Nzoro & Gaza, Goli Mask Ritual-Announcement of the Mask, Congassa Initiation Music in Festival Performance With Fire Dancing.
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    • Released by the wonderful label: BWIE

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