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David FanshaweEast Africa - Ceremonial & Folk Music

David Fanshawe - East Africa - Ceremonial & Folk Music album cover

Label:

Nonesuch – 7559-79707-2

Series:

Explorer Series

Format:

CD, Album, Reissue

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Folk, World, & Country

Style:

Field Recording, African

Tracklist

1Acholi Bwala Dance
Drum [Royal], LeaderUnknown Artist
Drum, Whistle [Horn, Bone], Bells, Other [One Hundred Dancers]Acholi
3:32
2Aluar Horns
Horns, Drums, VocalsUnknown Artist
3:42
3Enanga
Strings [Enanga], VocalsAcholi
3:04
4Giraffe Song
Vocals [Family]Karamajong*
2:42
5Turkana Songs
Vocals [Cattlemen]Turkana (2)
4:36
6El Molo Hippo Song
VocalsEl Molo
3:45
7Samburu Warriors' Initiation
Horns, Bells, Performer [Sticks], VocalsSamburu
3:00
8Masai Women
VocalsMasai*
2:36
9Masai Raiding Songs
Vocals [Moran Warriors, Women]Masai*
4:15
10Emosiroi
Vocals [Elders]Masai*
3:17
11Wagogo Soothing Song
Strings [Zeze], Vocals [Male]Wagogo*
4:08
12Wagogo Marriage Ritual
Bells, Horns, Vocals, Other [Dancing]Wagogo*
2:16
13Wagogo Marimba
Mbira, VocalsWagogo*
4:05
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Credits

  • Artwork [Cover Art]Don Brautigam
  • CoordinatorTeresa Sterne
  • Design, Art DirectionPaula Bisacca
  • Recorded By, Liner NotesDavid Fanshawe

Notes

Track 1 recorded in a village near Gulu, Uganda.
Track 2 recorded in Arua, Uganda, Ngoma (festivity) music performed by about sixty people.
Track 3 recorded in the bushlands of Gulu, Uganda.
Track 4 recorded in the bushlands of Karamoja, Uganda.
Track 5 recorded in Turkana, Kenya.
Track 6 recorded at Lake Rudolf, Kenya.
Track 7 recorded during the Ilmugit ceremony in Kenya.
Track 8 recorded in the Rift Valley, Kenya.
Track 9 recorded in Kenya.
Track 10 recorded in Bissel, Kenya.
Track 11 recorded in central Tanzania.
Track 12 recorded in Tanzania.
Track 13 recorded in Chigogo near Dodoma, Tanzania

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 075597970722
  • Label Code: LC00286
  • Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM

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