|
 DENDI,
NZAKARA, GBAYA, BANDA-LINDA, BANDA-DAKPA, NGBAKA, AKA
PYGMY
15 anthology
pieces: remarkable instruments, a war chant with onomatopoeia.
An unique recording of the forest drum which is used
as a bush " telephone ", the famous
polyphonic sounds of the Pygmies and, most notable of
all, the polyphony of the horn and whistle bands.
| Recording |
1982 |
| Text |
Simha
Arom |
| Duration |
48’ |
| Series |
Musics
and Musicians of the World |
| Reference |
D8020,
Reissue |
Track
list
| 1.
Song for twins (Dendi) |
3'03 |
| 2.
Lullaby (Nzakara) |
1'09 |
| 3.
Children's round (Banda-Linda) |
1'46 |
| 4.
Ground bow solo (Banda-Linda) |
1'03 |
| 5.
Counting song (Gbaya) |
0'51 |
| 6.
Dance for rites of passage (Banda-Dakpa) |
5'34 |
| 7.
Whistle ensemble (Banda-Linda) |
2'44 |
| 8.
Horn Ensemble (Banda-Linda) |
2'18 |
| 9.
War chant (Banda-Linda) |
2'47 |
| 10.
Song for "Thinking" (Gbaya) |
3'04 |
| 11.
Song for ancestors' souls (Ngbaka) |
3'46 |
| 12.
Dance Music (Banda-Linda) |
6'25 |
| 13.
Song upon returning from the hunt (Aka Pygmies) |
3'33 |
| 14.
Propitiatory song for the hunt (Aka Pygmies) |
3'35 |
| 15.
Drummed message (Banda-Linda) |
4'46 |
 CENTRAL
AFRICAN REPUBLIC
AKA PYGMY MUSIC
The ancient
Egyptians were the first to recognize the musical gifts
of the Pygmies. Since our rediscovery of their music,
the modernism of their art of counterpoint, polyphony
and polyrhythmic sound never ceased to astonish us.
They remain models of inventiveness for composers all
over the world.
| Recording |
1971 |
| Text |
Simha
Arom |
| Duration |
51’ |
| Series |
Musics
& Musicians of the World |
| Reference |
D8054,
Reissue |
Track
list
1.
Mongombi
Shouts uttered while hunting with nets |
5'10 |
2.
Anduwa
Song performed during the return from a hunt |
3'32 |
3.
Dikoboda sombe
Hut song |
6'17 |
4.
Bosobè
Song and dance of a diviner-healer |
6'23 |
5.
Bobangi
Song to celebrate the catching of game |
4'31 |
6.
Kokoyandongo
Song and dance of a diviner-healer |
6'26 |
7.
Nzenzenze
Children's game |
1'01 |
8.
Balibo sasasa
Children's round dance |
1'08 |
9.
Mbola
Adult song performed by children |
3'08 |
10.
Nzombi
Music for the return from a hunt |
2'13 |
11.
Epanda
Invocations to the spirits of the ancestors |
1'36 |
12.
Mombimbi
Invocations to the spirits of the ancestors |
2'49 |
13.
Monzoli
Ritual song |
5'47 |
 CENTRAL
AFRICAN REPUBLIC
BANDA POLYPHONY
The jazzy
polyphonic art of the Bandas is one of the great musicological
discoveries of our century. An authoritative explanation
of this art has been given by Simha Arom in his works
and on this CD with its eminently pedagogical programme:
the examples are provided in turn by horn, flute, whistle
and voice ensembles.
| Recording |
1975 |
| Text |
Simha
Arom |
| Duration |
41’ |
| Series |
Musics
& Musicians of the World |
| Reference |
D8043,
Reissue |
Track
list
| Linda
Music |
|
A.
Music for ongo ensemble
1. Ndraje balendro
Initiation song |
4’16 |
2.
Eci ameya (horns)
Song for the cult of the twins |
1’44 |
| 3.
Eci ameya (voices) |
1’53 |
| 4.
Ebena ka cemato, lament |
4’00 |
| 5.
Music for dancing, gboyo |
2’41 |
| 6.
Mvrele ensemble (flutes) |
2’51 |
| 7.
Mvrele ensemble (voices) |
4’19 |
| Dakpa
Music |
|
| 8. Little
suite for ongo-ngalae |
6’59 |
| 9.
Dance of initiates "Brother, I am suffering" |
5’02 |
| 10.
Suite for mbaya ensemble |
5’46 |
| 11.
Damba lekpa: music for the mbaya ensemble |
1’22 |
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