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Fox Horn / Cherokee Song of Welcome (medley)
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produced by Jean Bell Thomas, 1882-1982; in American Folk Song Festival: Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman (Folkways Records, 1960), 2 mins
Created in 1931, the American Folk Song Festival helped Kentucky mountain singers share their music with the world. Perhaps more relevantly, it allowed the rest of the world to hear the music of these singers, including members of the Hatfield and McCoy families. This album was recorded in the 1950s, and feature...
produced by Jean Bell Thomas, 1882-1982; in American Folk Song Festival: Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman (Folkways Records, 1960), 2 mins
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Bosavi: Rainforest Music from Papua New Guinea
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produced by Steven J. Feld (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2001), 3 hours 13 mins
Two generations of Bosavi musicians and 25 years of field recordings: a comprehensive and intimate musical portrait of life in a Papua New Guinea rainforest community. Includes the contemporary music of the youngest generation of guitar band composers, and performances of many traditional everyday and ritual sty...
produced by Steven J. Feld (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2001), 3 hours 13 mins
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Boyobi, the ceremony for the net hunt
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of University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum, in The Louis Sarno Archive, Film; interview by Nick Lobley, fl. 2013 (Oxford, England: University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum), 4 mins,
Source: web.prm.ox.ac.uk
The video clip shows Louis Sarno talking about recording Bayaka Boyobi ceremonies, and is part of a series of video interviews with Louis that were recorded in April 2012. Boyobis are Bayaka ceremonies that are often performed before net hunting. Women sing interlocking webs of polyphonic sound to entice the bobé...
of University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum, in The Louis Sarno Archive, Film; interview by Nick Lobley, fl. 2013 (Oxford, England: University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum), 4 mins,
Source: web.prm.ox.ac.uk
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produced by Chinary Ung, 1942-; in Cambodia: Traditional Music, Vol. 1: Instrumental and Vocal Pieces (Folkways Records, 1975), 6 mins
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W'odo - Welcome Song
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produced by Clifford Entes; in Creole Music of Surinam (Folkways Records, 1978), 2 mins

This collection presents the two main genres of Afro-Dutch Guyanese music—Kawina-winti and Kaseko-Opo Poku. Sung in Taki-Taki (a native Creole dialect consisting of English, Dutch, Portuguese, and African languages) this album offers a glimpse into Surinamese life and the music that accompanies it.

produced by Clifford Entes; in Creole Music of Surinam (Folkways Records, 1978), 2 mins
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Dabuyabarugu: Inside the Temple - Sacred Music of the Garifuna of Belize
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produced by Carol Jenkins and Travis Jenkins (Folkways Records, 1982), 52 mins

The Garifuna are descendants of escaped slaves who intermarried with native Carib and Arawak Indians. This album is a collection of music recorded during a dugu, a two week ceremonial feast that attempts to placate the gods. Requiring a year of preparation, and an ample supply of rum, the music heard on this al...

produced by Carol Jenkins and Travis Jenkins (Folkways Records, 1982), 52 mins
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Drums of Defiance: Maroon Music from the Earliest Free Black Communities of Jamaica
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produced by Kenneth M. Bilby, 1953- (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1992), 1 hour 9 mins
Featuring complex, West African influenced drumming and dancing, this little-known rural tradition is at the heart of modern, politically charged reggae music. The conviction heard here reveals a long history of struggle. During the 17th and 18th centuries, some of the Africans brought to Jamaica as slaves escap...
produced by Kenneth M. Bilby, 1953- (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1992), 1 hour 9 mins
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Brittania Hatsiatsia Songs
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produced by Seth Kobla Ladzekpo; in Ewe Music of Ghana (Folkways Records, 1969), 7 mins
produced by Seth Kobla Ladzekpo; in Ewe Music of Ghana (Folkways Records, 1969), 7 mins
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