Various Artists - Music From The Blue Nile - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Music is a dignified expression for the Dinka tribes of Southern Sudan. Here is a presentation of hymns and war songs of the type that are sung at a funeral for a chief, in this case, that of scholar Dr. Francis Deng's father. The hymns and war songs are focused towards the occasion of death, though the energetic and strident style of delivery may appear to belie the solemnity of a funeral. Extensive liner notes include English translations. Album Tracks 1. The Spears of Nyonbok 2. The Age-Set 3. The Tribe of Babo 4. Collection of Hymns 5. Drumming 6. I Quilled His Back 7. Our Grey One 8. Kwol 9. The Rek Stampeded 10. Forest Men 11. I Am Like the Governor 12. Arumjok, InchPied IbisInch 13. I Ran After the Dance 14. Throwing the Gun Away 15. I Am Left Alone 16. Combination of War Songs 17. Manyang Wet Himself 18. Manyang Buried Himself Alive 19. Untitled

A selection of powerful pieces from the historical Amha Records catalogue Ayaléw Mèsfin, Gétatchèw Kassa and Sèyfou Yohannes, and other artists as yet unreleased or hardly known in the West. Bonus tracks two pieces by the young Mulatu Astatqé, recorded in the early 60s and two pieces by The Ashantis, a Kenyan band based in Addis Abeba, which was very influent in the early 70s.' Album Tracks 1. M Tech D RSH [When Am I Going to Reach There?] 2. Ham T Gnaw 3. L N Antchi Bitcha N SH [You Are the Only One for Me] 4. Men w B G R Begn [I Could Have Done Without It] 5. B y Les Nab Tesh 6. En y w D Dkwat 7. S w Endayhon y LL M 8. Ter Djew N B R 9. Qondjo Ledj Nat 10. Ber Anbar S B R Lewo [He Consummated the Marriage] 11. L B N Sheweshew [My Panicked Heart] 12. Yag R DJ Gna 13. Y K Rmo S w [A Man of Experience and Wisdom] 14. Mariy Marw L la 15. TCH R Qa [O Moon] 16. H D TCH Gara Zura 17. Assiyo B LL Ma 18. N FSH N SH 19. Come on and Do It 20. I Wanna Do My Thing

The music of the InchwazaInch trumpet groups is considered the most important instrumental music of the Berta, who have been living in the border region of Sudan and Ethiopia since the 19th century. A full ensemble consists of ten to twelve monotone instruments between 50 and 180 centimeters long and the wood blocks, called InchbaliInch. The performances usually take place after sunset and are a major event for the inhabitants of a village. Before the pieces begin, a woman sings a song, which is then performed instrumentally. The recordings from 1982/3 are published for the first time on this CD. Album Tracks 1. Asirbala Junger Herr/Young Sir 2. If You Say My Name, I'll F**k You 3. Dandle (Name of a Female Composer)/Al-Harib (The War)/Zozei (Name of a 4. Begufudi Heree Tortani Talhilayu [A White Eagle Comes Into the Village] 5. Al-Khartoum Bulafoda, Jinzitayu Amazotayeh [In Khartoum There Is Plenty 6. Absira Angimogi Nalyamingo [What Are You Doing, Abu Sira? I Am Your Au] 7. Gera Esharbeh Dirhonewtang Maiodufa [The Woman Slept on An Old, Dirty] 8. Akharo 9. Abrahiim Ba'i Wathila Agodi [Abrahiim Is Crying, Where Is My Brother?] 10. Aba Musa Ladoiya [Greetings By Aba Musa!] 11. Trommelsignal [Drum Signal] 12. Shudalu Baghude [White Ant ('Termite')] 13. Al-Khawaja Bale Wasalo la Gafilli [The Litle Khawaja Came to Gafilli] 14. Balo Shuru [Flutes] 15. Ein Abend Mit Der Flgruppe [An Evening with the Flute Ensemble] 16. Fasinje? [Where Do You Go?] 17. Sito Gurri Shimon Tano [Somebody Enchanted a Girl with Black Magic] 18. Hashi Llilo Holli [Oh Boys, Why Are You Waiting at the Water Hole?] 19. Hokke/The Harvest Festival