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Bedouin Music of Southern Sinai
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produced by Amnon Shiloah (Folkways Records, 1978), 47 mins

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.

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produced by Amnon Shiloah (Folkways Records, 1978), 47 mins
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COS
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performed by The Headroom Project (Headroom Project, 2011), 25 mins
The seventh album of The Headroom Project is a homage of the charismatic and expressive voice of Anna B. who wrote all the lyrics, too. Anna B. was born in South Africa and traveled around the whole world. Today she lives in Munich, Germany. In the 90s she climbed the international charts with some Mainstream pop...
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performed by The Headroom Project (Headroom Project, 2011), 25 mins
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Bapende - Xylophone
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produced by Mieczyslaw Kolinski, 1901-1981; in Dahomey Suite for Oboe and Piano Based on Seven Documentary Dahomey Songs: With Documentary Recordings (Folkways Records, 1959), 1 min

Mieczyslaw Kolinski considers Dahomey Suite to be a stylistic experiment in which he blends West African musical style with the tonal music of the western tradition. Dahomey, now Benin, has a rich musical tradition based in vocal technique that Kolinski translates into beautiful oboe melodies, played by Lois Wa...

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produced by Mieczyslaw Kolinski, 1901-1981; in Dahomey Suite for Oboe and Piano Based on Seven Documentary Dahomey Songs: With Documentary Recordings (Folkways Records, 1959), 1 min
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Ethnic Drums
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performed by Anjey Satori, 1969- (Anjey Satori, 2010), 57 mins
After a series of slow and calming albums, Anjey Satori in his next album invites the listener to taste quite lively and energetic rhythms of different ethnic drums and other percussion. African, Tibetan and shaman drums and percussion fit very well for the practice of dynamic meditations.
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performed by Anjey Satori, 1969- (Anjey Satori, 2010), 57 mins
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In Memory of a Hero
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performed by Moh Alileche, 1959- (Moh Alileche, 2010), 42 mins
All songs on this album are sang in the ancient native North African language, Tamazight, incorporating the use of instruments common to that region, namely the mondol, bendir, banjo and flutes. Alileche's music highlights the need for conscientious resistance to authoritarian regimes that undermine human rights....
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performed by Moh Alileche, 1959- (Moh Alileche, 2010), 42 mins
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Looking There
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performed by Kaïssa (Kaissa, 2010), 1 hour 2 mins
LOOKING THERE is an album of modern African music with elements of rhythm 'n' blues, pop, and jazz. Showcasing various rhythms from Cameroonian Makossa to reggae, Afro-beat and R'n'B, Kaïssa's music connects with the listener without artifices. Kaïssa has drawn from her country's cultural vibrancy and her family...
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performed by Kaïssa (Kaissa, 2010), 1 hour 2 mins
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Music from Petuake of Northern Rhodesia, Vol. 2
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produced by John Blacking, 1928-1990 and Raymond J. Apthorpe (Folkways Records, 1965), 39 mins

A continuation of Music from Petuake of Northern Rhodesia, Vol. 1 (FW04201),this sampling of music of the Nsenga people of Petauke, in what is now called Zambia, was collected and annotated by renowned ethnomusicologist John Blacking and anthropologist Raymond Thorpe.

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produced by John Blacking, 1928-1990 and Raymond J. Apthorpe (Folkways Records, 1965), 39 mins
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Music of Zaire, Vol. 1: Libinza - Peoples of the Nigri River
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produced by Jacques Jangoux (Folkways Records, 1973), 43 mins
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produced by Jacques Jangoux (Folkways Records, 1973), 43 mins
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Opium
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(Sherefe, 2004), 48 mins
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(Sherefe, 2004), 48 mins
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