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Akasozi bamunanika (Track)
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The new Lubili (palace of the Kabaka, King of Bugunda) is very beautiful. The Kabaka is good and does his duties well -- We like him -- and also his office bearers.' This is the gist of the song.
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(Folkways Records, 1976), 46 mins
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Allah, Allah (Track)
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Two chants in praise of Allah. It is commonly believed by Mohammedans that by constantly repeating the name of a dead sheik you could see him in a vision. The capacity for "seeing" eidetic images is found all over the world. This kind of "grunting" is found in many African tribes who have experienced the influence...
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Ancient Civilizations of Southern Africa, Vol. 4: The Xhosa People
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performed by Blues Ntaka, 1935- (ARC Music Productions, 2009), 1 hour 8 mins, 18 page(s)
performed by Blues Ntaka, 1935- (ARC Music Productions, 2009), 1 hour 8 mins, 18 page(s)
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Anthology of Portuguese Music, Vol. 1: Tras-Os-Montes and Vol. 2: Algarve
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produced by Fernando Lopes-Graça, 1906-1994 and Michel Giacometti (Folkways Records, 1962), 1 hour 39 mins
produced by Fernando Lopes-Graça, 1906-1994 and Michel Giacometti (Folkways Records, 1962), 1 hour 39 mins
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Awu mungoya wetu amusolile konongo Part I (Track)
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"The English and the Germans came and still come into our country. What do they want? We do not know them well. This song of ours comes from the Nyamwezi." A lovely chant sung before dancing, by a most decorative people They sing also about their soldiers who fought in the 1939-45 war, and how they went to the Mid...
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Benimana (Track)
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"May the Omwami go in peace, may he prosper and be with God." The Batwa are Pigmoids and the Cout singers were drawn from their ranks. In this instance the women were all wives of potters, pottery being one of the Twa crafts. The second song is a good example of organum singing with its incidental harmonies.
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Brunayini Fofoza (Track)
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Brunaini Khoza is a friend of the Chief Fofoza Mwamitwa and composed this song in his honour, here sung by the chief himself. The gist of the song is that without the Chief the people are likely to be in considerable distress which only his presence can dispel. "Brunai ini Makosi Fofzi ujani—na? Inamangawa hewak...
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An Bè Kelen/We Are One: Griot Music from Mali
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performed by Lansine Diabate, 1972- and Bintan Kouyate (Pan (Netherlands), 1994), 1 hour 11 mins, 10 page(s)
performed by Lansine Diabate, 1972- and Bintan Kouyate (Pan (Netherlands), 1994), 1 hour 11 mins, 10 page(s)
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Kantende maninga
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performed by Kwadi Banza and Nyundu Gabriel, Group of eight Luba men; in Ceremonial, topical, and dance songs from the Luba of the Democratic Republic of Congo (International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1957), 3 mins
performed by Kwadi Banza and Nyundu Gabriel, Group of eight Luba men; in Ceremonial, topical, and dance songs from the Luba of the Democratic Republic of Congo (International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1957), 3 mins
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