Browse Titles - 3 results

Music of the World's Peoples: Vol. 2
See details
produced by Henry Cowell, 1897-1965 (Folkways Records, 1952), 46 mins

Continuing where Volume 1 left off, this album includes traditional musics of twelve different cultures, from Cuban to Sioux, Azerbaijani and Congolese. There are dances, work songs, songs of love and farewell. This is an extraordinarily diverse sampling of music from around the world. Three more volumes were pu...

produced by Henry Cowell, 1897-1965 (Folkways Records, 1952), 46 mins
×
Music of the World's Peoples: Vol. 3
See details
produced by Henry Cowell, 1897-1965 (Folkways Records, 1955), 47 mins

Twenty-one short vocal and instrumental pieces from around the world are presented in an extremely diverse collection, the third of five volumes in this series. Examples include a pair of Bone Games from Washington Coast Native Americans and Kalipay Merrymaking from the Philippines, to name but a few.

produced by Henry Cowell, 1897-1965 (Folkways Records, 1955), 47 mins
×
Music of the World's Peoples: Vol. 4
See details
produced by Henry Cowell, 1897-1965 (Folkways Records, 1958), 51 mins

Tour the world of music, experiencing an Ituri Forest Pygmy circumcision rite, virtuosic Swiss yodeling and kanéka (a Hawaiian version of reggae). Part of a five-volume series, this nineteen-track compilation gives a summary of many diverse musical styles. (See also FW04504, FW04505, FW04506, FW04508.)

produced by Henry Cowell, 1897-1965 (Folkways Records, 1958), 51 mins
×