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Africa. The Ba-Benzélé Pygmies.
Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center CD 32665
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- Format:
- Sound recording
- Series:
- Anthology of world music
- Anthology of world music.
- Language:
- English
- Sango (Ubangi Creole)
- Subjects (All):
- Benjelle (African people)--Central African Republic--Music.
- Benjelle (African people).
- Pygmies--Central African Republic--Music.
- Pygmies.
- Benjelle (African people)--Rites and ceremonies.
- Songs, Sango--Central African Republic.
- Songs, Sango.
- Storytelling--Central African Republic.
- Storytelling.
- Rites and ceremonies.
- Central African Republic.
- Ethnic music recordings--Central African Republic.
- Ethnic music recordings, Sango--Central African Republic.
- Ethnic music recordings, Benjelle--Central African Republic.
- Local Subjects:
- Ethnic music recordings--Central African Republic.
- Ethnic music recordings, Sango--Central African Republic.
- Ethnic music recordings, Benjelle--Central African Republic.
- Genre:
- Music.
- Sound recordings.
- Songs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- Other Title:
- Ba-Benzélé Pygmies
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Rounder Records, [1998]
- Language Note:
- Sung in Sango.
- System Details:
- digital
- optical
- 1.4 m/s
- digital recording
- Contents:
- Hindewhu (whistle) solo (2:01)
- Song of rejoicing after returning from a hunt : (rhythm djoboko) (4:03)
- Nbu : lament (2:51)
- Kongo asséka : music for dancing at a wake (4:13)
- Song of rejoicing after returning from a hunt : (rhythm djoboko) (2:08)
- Lullaby (2:37)
- Lullaby (2:02)
- Ngoma : invocatory song before a hunt : (rhythm muya) (3:42)
- é Yimba é : song preceding the departure of the hunters : (rhythm muya) (5:15)
- Music for entertainment : (rhythm bondo) (3:09)
- First story: Mbombokwe, the woodpecker (2:23)
- Second story: The wondo player (5:10)
- Third story: The fruit eater (4:15)
- Fourth story: Sokopina (the tree with red fruit) (2:05)
- Fifth story: Lenkokodi (3:03)
- Participant:
- Various performers.
- Credits:
- Recordings, commentary, and photographs by Simha Arom in collaboration with Geneviève Taurelle ; production coordinator for Rounder Records, Scott Billington.
- Notes:
- "This series was originally issued as the UNESCO collection"--Container.
- Compact disc.
- Program notes and selected lyrics in English (29 p. : ill., maps) inserted in container.
- OCLC:
- 39370610
- Publisher Number:
- 011661510722
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