Various Artists - Music of Lesotho / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. I Danmark Er Jeg Fodt 2. VI Sletternes Sonner 3. Vor Sol Er Bleven Kold 4. Lysfyldt Morgen 5. Den Gronne, Sode Var 6. Han Kommer Med Sommer 7. Du Kaere Blide Danske Baek 8. Jeg Ved en Laerkerede 9. Alle Mine Laengsler 10. I Skyggen VI Vanke 11. Laer Mig, Nattens Stjerne 12. Snart Er Natten Svunden 13. Morgendug, Der Sagte Baever 14. Nu Er Det Laenge Siden 15. Frihed Er Det Bedste Guld 16. Pa Det Jaevne 17. Danmark, I Tusind Ar 18. Det, Som Lysner Over Vangen 19. Som Dybest Brond 20. Solen Er Sa Rod, Mor 21. Sig Naermer Tiden, Da Jeg Ma Vaek

While traveling across Botswana in 1983, ethnomusicologist Elizabeth N. Wood captured music from Tswana-Sotho tribal descendants and Basarwa Bushmen, whose songs cover themes such as war, hunting, farming, school, and religion. Singing styles range from unison to harmony to call-and-response and are often accompanied by clapping and stomping, with an occasional whistle or drum. Instrumental tracks feature instruments such as the mbira (thumb piano) and lengope (mouth bow). Liner notes include a description of Botswana's geography, ethnic groups, music, and dance. Lyrics and track notes are also included. Album Tracks 1. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchOh, a Shoe, Oh, a ShoeInch 2. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchI Am HappyInch 3. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchI Am the Hare That Stays in the RoadInch 4. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchWhen They Are Playing Their Whistles, Praise (Ululate) ThemInch 5. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchDrive Away the Birds!Inch 6. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchI Have a Pain!Inch 7. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchYes! Yes! Oh! Oh!Inch 8. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchAt Home, It Rains HeavilyInch 9. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchWe Come from the ForestInch 10. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchThe Rain, Hey, It Is RainingInch 11. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchMRS. Modise Doesn't Want to PloughInch 12. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchThe Fowl Are Eating the SorghumInch 13. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchIt Is in the Tall Grass, the Shy PorcupineInch 14. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchLet's Go to the RiverInch 15. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchSpeak to UsInch 16. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchThe Hills of MourningInch 17. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchThe Children of the Lion Have Been Called UpInch 18. Tribal Songs of Batswana InchGive Us the Signal to FightInch 19. Basarwa (Bushmen) Selections Basarwa Song 20. B

The familiar clash of cymbals pulses from a nearby monastery. Men at an archery match laugh, teasing each other with folk lyrics. A woman wraps her traditional kira dress and prepares for a days work at her family's loom. The air is thick with the smell of butter tea, and from the valleys resonate the muttering storms of Druk Yul, the Land of the Thunder Dragon, the country known to the world as Bhutan. Aided by the region's physical isolation of the Eastern Himalaya, the Bhutanese have a carefully-paced response to modernization. The Royal Government of Bhutan opened it's borders to tourist travel in 1974 and has regulated international communication ever since. The Bhutanese people proactively embrace and preserve their Himalayan Buddhist traditions, protecting them from the rapid challenges of modernity. The soundscapes collected in Music of the Bhutan offer invaluable documentation and serve as a pillar by which the success of Bhutan's cultural preservation can be measured. Anthropologist and early Himalayan traveler, Dr. Johann S. Szuszkiewicz, produced Music of the Bhutan in 1978, a time when scholars had just begun to study Bhutanese music, in an era when many Western recordings of the Himalaya focused only on Buddhist liturgical music. Despite inherent political, developmental, and demographic changes throughout the years, the very songs, instrumental music, dances, and spoken word compiled in Music of the Bhutan are often still heard in Bhutan today. Bhutan is a nation fervently preserving tradition and of a people with endless enthusiasm for their heritage. Album Tracks 1. Introduction of Orchestra 2. Demonstration of Individual Instruments 3. Ging Tsholing 4. Damitshi Ngachham 5. Guni Tashi Yangchha 6. Temple Sounds 7. A Festive Crowd 8. Sounds from the South, Maruni Dance/Chhapani Ley Chhan Chhan Song/Song of the Mountains/ Circus Comes