Various – On The Edge Of The Ituri Forest Northeastern Belgian Congo 1952 : CONGOLESE Traditional Music Album Compilation
Label: SWP Records – SWP 009
Series: Historical Recordings By Hugh Tracey – HT 03
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1998
Genre: Jazz, Folk, World, & Country
Style: African, Folk
Tracklist
Budu
1 –Budu Mbo
2 –Budu Mbo II
3 –Budu Yando
4 –Budu Ope
5 –Budu Akakalu Babini
6 –Budu Speech By Chief Baonoko
7 –Budu Mama Yangu
Mangbele
8 –Mangbele Four Drum Signals
9 –Mangbele Nebandima
Nande
10 –Nande Two Likembe Tunes
11 –Nande Three Likembe Tunes
12 –Nande Four Flute Tunes
Mbuti
13 –Mbuti Luma Pipes
14 –Mbuti Luma Pipes With Drum
15 –Mbuti Mai-o-da
16 –Mbuti Amabele-o-iye
17 –Mbuti Iyo-o-o
18 –Mbuti The Honey Harvest
19 –Mbuti The Antilope Hunt
20 –Mbuti Mongu
21 –Mbuti Dance
22 –Mbuti Hunting Cries
23 –Mbuti Song After Moving Camp
24 –Mbuti Curative Song
25 –Mbuti Manatobo Kukwo
Bira
26 –Bira Maria Chibu
Mbuti pygmies came out of the forest to barter with their Bantu neighbours – Nande, Bira, Mangbele & Budu – but it was also the scene of a unique musical interaction! One helluva party going on at Chief Baonoko’s village, tipoyi carrier songs, message drums, pygmies playing bantu instruments, and also singing their own forest songs.
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