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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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