Various Artists - Niger / Northern Benin: Music of the Fulani - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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 Senufo are an ethnic subgroup spread across Mali and Côte d'Ivoire that were studied intensely by French ethnomusicologist Michel de Lannoy, a specialist in West African music. Among the Senufo is a further subgroup of about 20,000 people called the Fodonon, who populate around fifteen villages in northern Côte d'Ivoire. Even in villages where they are the minority, Fodonon are regarded as masters of the land and rain. The Fodonon have fought to preserve their social and religious institutions, including the music of funeral ceremonies. These musical rituals can last several days, as the people share the burden and sorrow of death as a whole community. The most prominent instrument is the bologbogo, literally meaning Inchbig gourdInch and equipped with a single plucked string made of antelope hide. The genre of music and the orchestras that use it are Bolonyen, Inchthe gourd people.Inch the liner notes provide detailed context for the music, the funerals, and each song. Album Tracks 1. Ye Fa Ra Nyu / Toni / la Tre 2. Bolozyere 3. The Solofolo 4. LI Weri 5. LI Fugo Nyige / Dongo 6. Bolozyere 7. LI Weri

When this recording was made, the Bedouin of Southern Sinai were striving to maintain their semi-nomadic ways of life in a changing world. This selection provides a valuable record of and insight into their repertory of archaic poetry, songs and dances, as well as more popular tunes. Album Tracks 1. Hudjaini - Caravan Song 2. Water Drawing Song 3. ?Afla Bedouin Evening Coffee Grinding, Da?Ya Dance, Poem's Declamation 4. Flute Solo 5. Makr?Na 6. Three Simsimiyya Tunes 7. A Fisherman's Song 8. A Yamania Song 9. A Yamania Song 10. Ya Khazar?Ne - Love Song 11. Al? Dal '?Na 12. A Love Song 13. The Rich and the Poor 14. Yamania Complaint - Epic Song 15. A Fisherman's Dance