AFRICAN FILMS AND AUDIO CDs

MEDIA FOR PEOPLES OF AFRICA

1/24/98, Call numbers are for the UNLV library.

VIDEOS

BURUNDI
Gito L'Ingrat (Gito the Ungrateful). [1993. 90 min. video. comedy of intellectual rediscovering his own country after studying in Europe. Burundi]

CAMEROON
The Sultan's Burden [Filmakers Library, video, 50min., 1/2" $295; Sultan Issa Maigari ruler of northern Cameroon privince of Adamawa, served by liveried bodyguard of servants and slaves, lives in extraordinary thatched palace with harem of wives and concubines and thirty children. Filmed as the first democratic elections in Cameroon were about to be held. DT578.4 .M33]

GHANA
Ashanti Market Women [Filmakers Library, 55 min. video, $445; "men are polygamous and the women are subordinate. In the Kumasi market place, however, the women reign supreme. These assertive women have evolved their own power structure to settle all disputes over price and quality." DT507.A7]
Ashanti Kingdom, The [1/2" VHS videorecording / a presentaton of Films for the Humanities & Sciences; Image Sud Nord ; directed by N'Gouan Ano Steve. PUBL INFO Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1992. SUBJECT Ashanti (African people) Ethnology --Ghana. (14 min.): sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Ancient Ashanti traditions and customs live on in modern Ghana. Shows the ancient Ashanti ruling clan as the most powerful political and cultural influence in Ghana today. Discusses the traditions, religious beliefs, and the hierarchy of the seven clans of the Ashanti family which represent about 1/6th of the total population of Ghana.DT507 .A74x.]
Healers of Ghana, The [DT545.45 A27 H42, 1/2" VHS, Films for the Humanities and Sciences, (58 min.); Bono (Akan) ethnic group; good footage of curing rituals with some explanation]
In Danku the Soup is Sweeter: Women and Development in Ghana. [Filmakers Library.1/2", 30 min. video, $295. Group of women given access to credit by Canadian Development Agency; in UNLV library, processing]
Kpegisu: A War Drum of the Ewe [Multicultural Media. 192 page study of Kpegisu, one of the oldest living oral traditions of West Africa. Includes discussion of the social history of Kpegisu, textual, rhythmic and melodic analyses of songs, musical notations and bibliography. Order # WCM-397B Price: $19.99 VHS Order #WCM-79443-3 $39.99]
Les Maitres Fous (The Mad Masters) [videocassette; "One of (Jean) Rouch's most important works, LES MAITRES FOUS documents the annual ceremony of the Hauku cult, a religious movement that was widespread in Ghana and Niger from the 1920's through the 1950's. During the ritual participants enter into a trance and are possessed by spirits associated with Western colonial rule. Interama, Inc., 1954/C/Eng. Narration/35 min., $200)]

KENYA/TANZANIA
Aids in Africa: Living with a Time Bomb. [FFHSS 3165; RA644 A25 A36343; probably only useful to someone interested in African bureacracy; mostly talking heads; would certainly bore most students]
Chronicle of a Savanna Marriage [Maasai, 56 min.]
Isingiro Hospital, Films for the Humanities and Social Sciences. [FFH 4118. Documentary of hospital conditions in Tanzania. It is not pretty but it's realistic.]
Maasai Women, Chicago, IL: Films Incorporated, 1983. [DT443 .M37x; 52 min. 1/2" video. Excellent film; includes marriage ceremony and hazing of bride; eumoto ceremony for warriors becoming elders; warriors' ceremony with mothers prior to eumoto; interesting interview with co-wives concerning extramarital relations]
Serengeti Diary, National Geographic Society. [Much of last half of tape devoted to educated Masai man who returns to his family in the Serengeti to become a tribal elder.]
To Live with the Herds. UC Extension Center for Media and Higher Learning, 1974. [Jie of Uganda; homestead life in dry season; government policies]
Turkana Conversations Trilogy. (1) Lorang's Way. 70 min. 1980. (2) The Wedding Camels. 108 min. 1980. (3) A Wife among Wives. 72 min. 1982. University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning.

MALI
The Bambara Kingdom Of Segu [VHS, 1/2", 19 min., DT551.45.B35 B34x]
The Lion Hunters [videocassette; filmed over a seven year period in the savannahs of Northern Niger and Mali, the film follows Gao hunters through the rituals and technical aspects of the hunt and explores the relationships between Songhay tribesmen and the Fulani herdsmen as well as the relationship between hunter and prey. Interama, Inc., 1965/C/English narration/68min.,$175]
Mali: The Music of Life. [60 min. FHS #BGN7376. $149]

NIGERIA
Mammy Water: In Search of the Water Spirits in Nigeria. UC Extension Center for Media and Higher Learning, 1991. [Worship of water goddess by Ibibio, Ijaw, and Igbo of SE Nigeria. BL2470.N5 M34]
Sons of the Moon. UC Extension Center for Media and Higher Learning, 1984. [Ngas of Nigeria's Jos Plateau; traces influence of moon on Ngas work and though through entire growing season. By Dierdre LaPin and Francis Speed]

NAMIBIA
The Himba. [Cattle, dancing, decision-making: choosing a new head man when old headman dies. ] (Notice sent to Rozzi)
Hunters of the Kalahari. [Discovery Communications, Inc., 1995; Meagan Biesele, consultant; a different band of San from the !Kung San of earlier films. Includes folktales, including bawdy trickster tale; hunting antelope, trance, dancing, women's conversation about their husbands, men's conversation about hunting]
The Ocre Poeple [32 min. video, Filmakers Library, $295; Ova Himba cattle herders forced into shanty towns by war in Angola]

SOMALIA
Fire Eyes: Female Circumcision. Filmakers Library, 1994. [Film by Soraya Mire. Biased toward suppression of female circumcision, but presents arguments for and against. Sometimes difficult to watch and listen to. Very graphic. In UNLV Nonbook. No call number.]

SOUTH AFRICA
Brenda Fassie. [FFH 30 min. video 1/2 " includes "Black President", once banned in South Africa]
Ladysmith Black Mambazo [FFH 30 min. video 1/2"]
Little Sister. [FFH 30 min video 1/2" pop rock]
Lucky Dube. [BGN7640 30 min 1/2" video, Rastafarian]
Maids and Madams. [1986, Filmakers Library, 52 min. video $195; being processed]
Mahlathini. [FFH 30 min 1/2" video]
Mandela: from Prison to President. [Films for the Humanities and Sciences. 52 min. 1/2"; DT779.95.M36 M365 1995]
Mango Grove [FFH 30 min 1/2" video; John Leyden, Sophia Town]
Marcalex. [FFH 30 min, 1/2" video, urban Johannesburg slick funk]
Mike Makhalemele [FFH 30 min, 1/2" video; includes "Soweto Dawn"]
The New South Africa: A Personal Journey. [1996, Filmakers Library, 58 min. video, $350; as seen by white expatriot playwright Tug Yourgrau]
Ntemi Piliso: African Jazz Pioneer. [FFH 30 min 1/2" video]
Prophets of the City. [FFH 30 min 1/2" video; Capetown Hip Hop]
Ray Phiri [FFH 30 min 1/2" video; co-arranger of Paul Simon's Graceland]
Sipho Hotstix Mabuse. [FFH 30 min 1/2" video; pop]
Songs of the Adventurers. [Sesotho, Made by Gei Zantzinger and David B. Coplan; mentioned in his book In the Time of Cannibals, p. 111]
We Jive Like This. [1992, Filmakers Library, 52 min. video $295; in UNLV library; in processing]
N!ai. The Story of a !Kung Woman. Boston, Mass.: Public Broadcasting Associates, 1980. [GN657.B67 N34x; 60 min., 3/4"]
Yvonne Chaka Chaka. [FFH 30 min video 1/2" disco]

SUDAN
The Nuer. [anthropology department]
Witchcraft Among the Azande [Filmakers Library, 55 min. video, $445 ORDERED]

UGANDA
Nawi. 1970. 22 min. University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning. [Jie preparations for dry season trip, herd boy's songs.]
To Live with Herds. 1974. 70 min. University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning. [Jie society in dry season.]
Under the Men's Tree. 1970, 15 min. University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning. [Jie conversation about Europeans and automobiles.]

ZAIRE
The Children of the Forest. Santa Monica, CA: Pyramid Film & Video, [distributor], 1984. [DT650 .D83x; 28 min., 3/4"; BaMbuti]
The Sorcerers of Zaire [DT 1308 C67 S67; 1/2" VHS, Films for the Humanities and Sciences, (51 min.); Chokwe of Zaire; men hunt; medicine man explains principles of imitative and contagious magic; lesser diseases sent by God; killing diseases sent by witches]

ZIMBABWE
Lost City of Zimbabwe, The. [1/2" VHS, Films for the Humanities and Sciences, (28 min.); DT3025.G84 L67]
More Time. [1993. 90 min.video. KJM3 Entertainment Group. 274 madison Ave., Suite 601, New York, NY 10016, 212-689-0950, Fax 212 689-6861. "young girl's emergence into adolescence," Zimbabwe]
Neria. [1992. 103 min., video. KJM3. trials of urban family in Zimbabwe]
Nyamakuta - The One Who Receives [video, 32 min; $295; Filmmakers Library; traditional midwife in Zimbabwe delivers child on dirt floor of hut]
Zimbabwe: Music with a Past. [FHS #BGN7377 $149 video 60 min.]

OTHER
Babatunde Olatunji: African Drumming [VHS Nigeria - Babatunde Olatunji: African Drumming; The master African drummer covers techniques for producing the proper tones of the drum, playing original and authentic rhythms, and learning the essential attitudes that will, in Bab's words, "bring your drum to life." These lessons will expand playing abilities on the ashiko, djembe, congas or doumbek. Perfect for music teachers, drumming courses, students, research, or just plain entertainment. A short supplemental manual included. 60 minutes. Order # IM-01; Price: $39.99 (1997) www.worldmusicstore.com]
Herdsmen of the Sun [award winning documentary by noted director Werner Herzog...yearly tribal ritual of the Woodabe of the Southern Sahara. Here it is the men who must adorn themselves and parade before the crowd of women, each of whom will choose the one she finds most beautiful to be her lover for the next few days. Interama, Inc., 1988/C/English narration/52min., $59.95]
New Conflicts. [3/4", 58min. Ali Mazrui; WETA and BBC; interesting survey of armed conflicts in Africa: Algeria, South Africa, Angola, Mozambique. Pre 1990; DT14 .A57]
Shackles of Memory: The Atlantic Slave Trade. [Filmakers Library, 52 min. video, $350]
These Girls are Missing: The Gender Gap in Africa's Schools [Filmakers Library, 1996, 60 min video, $295; films girls in West Africa (Malinke) and Malawi]
With These Hands. [Filmakers Library, 1987, 33 min. video, $350; Three women from Kenya, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso tell of their struggle to feed their families.]
Middle East and Africa II, Vol. 17, Mali, Cameroon, Zaire (BaMbuti), Tanzania (Masai). JVC Video Anthrology of World Music and Dance. [M 1627 J72 v. 17; comes with hardbound book, M 1627 J72 book5]
Middle East and Africa IV, Vol. 19, Ivory Coast/Botswana/Republic of South Africa. JVC Video Anthrology of World Music and Dance. [M 1627 J72 v. 19; comes with hardbound book, M 1627 J72 book5]

FICTIONAL WORKS

Jaguar [videocassette; "Innovative director (Jean) Rouch creates a delightful and amusing look at the worlds of French-speaking Niger and English-speaking Ghana as seen through the eyes of three young men, all of different tribes, who voyage from the Savannah of Niger to the cities and coast of Ghana in search of wealth and adventure." Interama, Inc., 1967/English narration, 93 min., $250]

CDs

All the CDs listed below are from the web page of multicultural media. The URL is <http://www.multiculturalmedia.com>.

Central Africa

African Guitar: 1966-1993 - VIDEO & BOOKLET
An extraordinary collection of performances of solo fingerstyle guitar music from Congo/Zaire (Mwenda Jean
Bosco), Uganda (Faustino Okello), Central African Republic (Pierre Gwa), Malawi (Daniel Kachamba & Moya Aliya
Malamusi), Namibia (Erasmus N. Ndara) and Zambia (Mose Yotamu). These are cultural anthropologist Gerhard Kubik's
personal field film recordings from 1966-1993 which offer a rare view into the rich textures of African fingerstyle guitar
music, a significant element of the traditional musical scene of Africa long neglected by "Western" ears. An 80-page booklet
with extensive background notes is included. 60 minutes.
Order # V-13017
Price: $19.99

Bayaka: The Babenzele Pygmies - CD/Book-Set
Lured to the Central African rainforest by Pygmy music he heard on the radio, New Jersey native Louis Sarno now
lives with the Babenzele Pygmies, or Bayaka, as they call themselves. Living there not as an anthropologist or missionary,
but as a welcome member of a cooperative community, Sarno is free to record songs and rituals previously unheard by
Western ears - music he calls "one of the hidden glories of humanity." Beautifully bound 96-page book contains full-color
photography and extensive notes on life in the forest and Babenzele music. 11 performances.
Order # ELLICD-3490
Price: $29.99

Central African Republic - Banda Polyphonies - CD
The Banda are the largest ethnic group in the Central African Republic, divided into more than fifty subgroups, with
the music of the Linda and the Dakpa represented on this recording. First is Linda music for ongo (horn) ensemble, with
eighteen horns and a pair of jingles; followed by a mvrele (flute) ensemble made up of four end-blown flutes. Four Dakpa
performances including bamboo whistles, slit-drums, xylophones, and vocals. Good notes on the music. 11 pieces.
Order # D-8043
Price: $13.99

Central African Republic - Echoes of the Forest: Music of the Central African Pygmies - CD/Booklet
For the Pygmies of the Ituri rainforest in central Africa, music is as much a part of their lives as waking, eating and
breathing; their vocal-based music resonating in exquisite harmony with the environment. Through the eyes and ears of the
three extraordinary men who did the recordings (Colin Turnbull, Jean-Pierre Hallet, and Louis Sarno), this collection reveals
an intimate portrait of perhaps the most musical people on earth. Also includes performances on the bow-harp (ndomu),
notched flute (lote), thumb piano (sanza), and five or seven-stringed harp (geedal). The 64-page booklet features
descriptions of all of the performances, photos, and an interview with Louis Sarno. 18 performances.
Order # ELLICD-4020
Price: $16.99

Central African Republic - Traditional Music - CD
Here are samplings of folk and traditional music from seven of the more than one hundred ethnic groups of the
Central African Republic: the Dendi and Nzakara who live along the river Ubangi; the Gbaya, Banda-Linda, and Banda-
Dakpa who have settled in the shrubby savannah; and the Aka Pygmies and Ngbaka who inhabit a forest region. Both
group and individual forms of music are represented in this collection. 13 field recordings.
Order # D-8020
Price: $13.99

Central African Republic - Xylophones from the Ouham-Pende
The Ouham-Pende, a region of bush savannah in the northwestern part of the Central African Republic, is a
crossroads where various ethnic groups live side by side. Two of them, the Gbeya and the Gbambiya, use portable
xylophones with multiple resonators, heard here in 13 pieces. Ritual or profane, their repertoire is linked to the ceremonial
landmarks of life. Includes booklet.
Order # C-560094
Price: $13.99

Zambia. The Songs of Mukanda: The Music of the Secret Society of the Luvale People
of Central Africa
From Chavuma, the Zambezi District of the Northwestern Province of Zambia, this
release focuses on the Luvale people and the mukanda, a series of ceremonies, festivals, and
events all accompanied by music, song, and dance that serve as the rites of passage and
traditional education that transforms immature boys into young men. The fieldworker has
captured the essence of the ceremony and excellent examples of the call and response form
along with musical accompaniment. 23 tracks. 61 minutes. Recorded by Ken'ichi Tsukada.

"It is to his [fieldworker, Ken'ichi Tsukada] credit that he took the time and personal energy to finally be trusted to observe
and record these remarkable tapes." - Cliff Furnald, CMJ
Order # MCM3008
Price: $11.99

Voices of the World: An Anthology of Vocal Expression - 3-CD COLLECTION
108 musical examples from 56 countries and 5 continents. A sequel to the CD "Musical Instruments of the World"
(see below), this lavishly-produced anthology presents, for the first time, a large selection of vocal expression from a wide
range of oral traditions of the world's musical cultures: the voice of the shaman of Asia and the Americas, European funeral
lamentations, Eskimo glottal techniques, yodel (the Alps, Pacific Islands and Central Africa Pygmies), Buddhist recitation in
the extreme low register, two-part songs executed by a single singer (Mongolia, Southern Siberia, South Africa), European,
African and Oceanic two-to-seven-part polyphony, among others. Includes a 190-page booklet with 20 pages of
sonograms, track-by-track commentary, scholarly essays, glossary, bibliography, extensive discography and geographical
index. 108 tracks. 3 1/2 hours
Order # CMX-3741010/12
Price: $39.99

Zaire

African Acoustic: Sounds Eastern and Southern - CD
Another superb compilation from John Storm Roberts - acoustic guitar music from Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Zaire,
Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa. Here are semi-traditional songs and overseas influences and
totally new creations and everything between. Good notes on the music, background and musicians. 19 tracks.
Order # OMCD-001
Price: $12.99

Madagascar - Madagasikara Two: Current Popular Music of Madagascar - CD
Although the boundaries between pop, folk and traditional music are often blurred in world music, the music here is
based primarily on popular dance rhythms: the basese (from Diego Suarez, in the northeast), the salegy (a widespread
dance of the Sakalave people), the watsa- watsa (influenced by music from Mozambique and Congo/Zaire), the tsapika
(from Fort Dauphin/Tulear, in the south) and the sigaoma (a more modern salegy with South African pop influence. Good
notes included. 15 performances.
Order # GSTY-13
Price: $13.99

Middle East/Africa II -- Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Mali, Cameroon, Zaire, Tanzania - VIDEO

Order # JVCVOL17
Price: $39.99

Mizike Mama - VIDEO
This film is a group portrait of the multilingual, multicultural "a capella" quintet, ZAP MAMA. Since the release of its
first album on David Byrne's record label Luaka Bop, ZAP MAMA has dazzled world music audiences with its unique,
rhythmically free flowing style. This documentary offers an indepth look at ZAP MAMA's mix of traditional African
(Zairean) sounds and rhythms and modern Western European (Belgian) flair. Winner Golden Award for Best Artist Profile
San Francisco 1993. In French and African dialects with English subtitles. 51 minutes.
Order # IVC-055
Price: $33.99

Zaire - African Mass - CD
A moving field recording of a children's choir celebrating mass at the Lwiro Catholic Church in eastern Zaire, close to
the border with Rwanda. The mass is sung principally in Swahili and is accompanied by dynamic drumming rooted in the
traditional musical culture of the Shi people. Descriptive notes in English and Japanese. 17 pieces.
Order # VICG-5229
Price: $15.29

Zaire - Kanda Bongo Man: Zing Zong - CD
Anyone who has had an opportunity to see a Kanda Bongo Man concert in the Unites States or Canada will know
how incredibly exciting and danceable his music is. Perhaps one of Africa's most famous musical exports (in Europe he is a
leading pop figure), Kanda Bongo Man is the prime representative of contemporary Zairean music - soukous - a music
infused with all the best elements of Afro-pop. 9 songs.
Order # HNCD-1366
Price: $13.99

Zaire - Mbuti Pygmies of the Ituri Rainforest - CD
These original Folkways recordings of the Mbuti pygmies from the Ituri rainforest in northeastern Zaire were first
issued over 30 years ago. This anthology documents the Mbuti's many elaborate singing styles, delicate harmonies, and
striking instrumental music within their Ituri rainforest sound world. Features extensive notes by anthropologist Colin Turnbull
with a new introduction by Michelle Kisliuk, African scholar, who has updated notes to reflect changes. Bibliography,
discography. 26 items.
Order # SF-40401
Price: $12.99

Zaire - Music of the Shi People: Songs Accompanied by Likembe - CD
An extraordinary recording of one three-man group and by one individual performer of the Shi people in Zaire.
Playing on the likembe (thumb-piano) and singing, the performers on the seven selections bring an astonishing comparision
to the blues for anyone who listens to them.
Order # VICG-5228
Price: $13.99

Zaire - Mwenda wa Bayeke: Jean Bosco, African Guitar Legend - CD
Jean Bosco Mwenda was the best known African guitarist of his generation. He spearheaded the development of a
new kind of popular town music and in his heyday, between 1952 and 1962, he recorded some 150 titles which sold all
over Africa. These records even touched the imagination of American musicians like Pete Seeger and Happy Traum, who
helped introduce his music to US audiences. These recordings were Bosco's last. Excellent notes about Bosco, the history
and the songs. 10 songs
Order # RDR-5061
Price: $12.99

Zaire - Papa Wemba - CD
Papa Wemba has been at the forefront of Zaire's music since 1978. Born to a woman who was a "pleaureuse," or
one who sings traditional mourning songs for the deceased, Wemba grew up steeped in Zairian musical heritage. Maintaining
his connection to these roots, he has embraced American R&B and Funk, reaching out to a global audience. Zairian lyrics.
9 numbers.
Order # EBD-2518
Price: $12.99

Zaire - Polyphony of the Deep Rain Forest - CD
Song and dance are among the most fundamental ingredients of daily life among the Ituri pygmies of Zaire who
believe in the sacredness of the forest and adapt their lives to it, placating the gods. The music is characterized by intricate
polyphony, with aggregates of multi-layered sound which give rise to pieces of great scale and astonishing complexity.
Descriptive notes in English and Japanese. 5 songs.
Order # VICG-5015
Price: $13.99

Zaire - Soukous Stars in Hollywood - VIDEO
Despite the amateurish MTV-like effects, despite the gratuitous bikini shots, and despite the overdubbing, this
40-minute video has great music performed by some of Zaire's best soukous musicians and singers from their US tour in
1993. They are Yondo Sister, Shimita, Lucien Bokilo, Balou Canta, Ngouma, Saladin, and Lokassa Ya Mbongo.
Recommended for adult and college-level viewing.
Order # SCKV80
Price: $29.99

Zaire - Tabu Ley Rochereau: Africa Worldwide - CD
This is a 35th Anniversary recording of the creator of the highly-danceable soukous style of African music.
Newly-recorded, this is a greatest-hits collection, a retrospective of many of Tabu Ley's most beloved songs played by his
fiery Orchestre Afrisa International. Includes an excellent booklet on his history, the musicians, and the music. 12 tracks.
Order # RDR-5039
Price: $12.99

Zaire - Tabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau: Soukous Music - CD
Tabu Ley Rochereau is the sole surviving superstar from the early days of Africa's most influential and beloved pop
sound - Congo music. As one of the creators of soukous music (the popular dance music of Zaire), he brings together on
this recording some of Zaire's best musicians. The booklet is excellent with background information and English translations
of the Lingala lyrics. 7 tracks.
Order # RDR-5059
Price: $12.99
East Africa

*JVC Anthology Regional Set The Mid-East and Africa I-IV - Book/4VHS-Set
Four videos illustrate 75 music and dance performances. (Available only as a set.)

Tape 1 includes Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Qatar: Islamic call to worship, military music of the Ottoman, dance of the
knives, plucked lute solos and whirling dervishes, hammered dulcimer, Bedouin dances and songs, contemporary Iraqi song,
belly dance and traditional mortar pounding and welcoming songs.

Tape 2 includes Egyptian popular song, Tunisian Bedouin dances and classical music, Moroccan Berber dances, and street
musicians of Marrakech, along with classical music and a masked dance from Mali. Cameroon music includes praise song,
finger piano, calabash, animal horn flutes, bowed instruments and minstrel poets, along with a village drum performance,
Zaire's Mbuti dances and Tanzania's Masai dances.

Tape 3 visits Chad's town orchestras, a dambio festival dance, hero praise song traditions, tribal pleasure dances, children's
dances and dances of Arab people. A Cameroon memorial ceremony and mourning music by a mask clan are included.

Tape 4 takes us to the Ivory Coast for bow harp singing, drum language and several tribal masked dances, children's
dances, stilt dances and a dance of the leopard association. Botswana's bushmen perform musical bow, hand piano and
song and trance-dances for healing. South African Zulu share a lullaby accompanied by musical bow and a wedding
ceremony. A 136-page book completes the anthology with background information. Part of the JVC Video Anthology of
Music and Dance of the World (see the JVC/Smithsonian page within this site for more information).
Order # JVCMEAI
Price: $219.00

*JVC Anthology Regional Set The Mid-East and Africa I-IV - (4 videos/ 1 book)

This 5 video/1 book set illustrates 57 music and dance performances from Korea (Tapes 1-2) and the Peoples Republic of
China (Tapes 3-5). Korean tapes include court music, drum dance, dance to exorcise evil spirits, cymbal dance, zither and
flute solos, masked dance-drama, Buddhist chant performed with butterfly dance. Plus folk purification dance, shaman
ritual, puppet play, tightrope walking, and farmer's band. Chinese tapes include flute ensemble, lute solo, bowed fiddle with
zither, colored ball dance, Beijing opera, Sichuan opera, group dances, mountain songs, narrative songs, sword dances,
reed mouth organ and dances, masked dance-drama, threshing song and lullaby, dance with dutar, daf, classical music,
instrumental music and circle dances. Also songs in free rhythm and throat singing from Mongolia. Described and put in
historical, geographical and cultural context in 140-page accompanying book. Part of the JVC Video Anthology of Music
and Dance of the World (please see the JVC/Smithsonian Folkways page within this site for more information).
Order # JVCEAI
Price: $279.00

NOW AVAILABLE Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Heavenly
The newest release from the musical pride of South Africa. With special guests Bonnie Raitt, Dolly Parton, Lou
Rawls, Phoebe snow, Bill Champlin and Nathan East.

This new studio album delivers a unique concept for Ladysmith: an album of gospel and inspirational material drawn equally
from American songs and Zulu sources. Featured are such favorites as "Oh Happy Day," "Take My Hands Precious Lord"
and "People Get Ready," done in collaboration with major American guest artists. This album, produced by Alan Abrahams
and recorded in Los Angeles, New York and Johannesburg, will surely be a must-have for Ladysmith's many fans.
Order # SH-64098
Price: $12.99

Africa - Fete '94 - CD
A good sampling of African and Caribbean artists performing during a series of live concerts across the United
States: Angelique Kidjo from Benin; Ismael Lo from Senegal; Kassav from Guadelupe; and Ziskakan from Isle Reunion (off
the east coast of Africa). Hot contemporary sounds that are sweeping the world music scene. 9 performances.
Order # MANGO-99392
Price: $12.99

Malawi - Music Tradition of Malawi - CD
The great cultural diversity of the Malawian people of southeast Africa is illustrated musically in this collection:
proverbial storytelling, the sound of instrumental ensemble, and music for dance are each incorporated. A booklet describes
the country's musical development and dance represented by 20 recordings.
Order # D-8265
Price: $13.99

Middle East/Africa I -- Turkey, Iran, Iraq, lebanon, Qatar - VIDEO

Order # JVCVOL16
Price: $39.99

Middle East/Africa II -- Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Mali, Cameroon, Zaire, Tanzania - VIDEO

Order # JVCVOL17
Price: $39.99

Middle East/Africa III -- Chad, Cameroon - VIDEO

Order # JVCVOL18
Price: $39.99

Middle East/Africa IV -- Ivory Coast, Botswana, Republic of South Africa - VIDEO

Order # JVCVOL19
Price: $39.99

Oman - Traditional Arts of the Sultanate of Oman - CD
On the eastern Arabian Peninsula, the modern Sultanate of Oman has roots of artistic expression in Arabic, African,
South Asian and Gulf cultures. Selected recordings reflect the Bedouin tradition of chanting poetry while riding on camels,
the recitation of praise songs, dances with weapons, sailing songs, the music of the oboe and the bowl-lyre, or tamburah. 11
songs and dances.
Order # D-8211
Price: $13.99

Sudan - Sounds of Sudan - CD
Modern Sudanese musicians are radio and recording stars well known in the Middle East and Africa, but rarely
heard by Europeans until this recording. Three of the region's best-known musicians play new interpretations of classic
Arabic traditions with influences from Africa and the west. Instrumentation of tambur (lyre) and oud (lute), with striking
vocals. 9 performances.
Order # WCD-018
Price: $12.99

The Romany Trail (I): Gypsy Music into Africa - VIDEO
The first of two videos about the people who have produced some of the world's most important music, the
mysterious gypsies. (See Part II, listed in our Europe section.) This film traces the gypsy migration across the Middle East to
Africa, giving an underground view of a people shrouded in mystery and pursued by prejudice. Their music gives voice to
their long history. A Beats of the Heart Film. 52 minutes.
Order # SH-1210
Price: $17.99

The Romany Trail (II): Gypsy Music into Europe - VIDEO
The people known as gypsies are shrouded in mystery, a migratory people of obscure origin, with their own language
and lifestyle. Victims of prejudice, they have also been among the most important musicians, dancers, singers and
entertainers in Europe. This film goes back to India where it's believed the original gypsy families began their migration
across the Middle East to Africa and Eastern Europe. (See Africa for Part I of this 2-part film on their musical history.) A
penetrating underground tour of a fabled people. Beats of the Heart Film. 52 minutes.
Order # SH-1211
Price: $17.99

This book covers the 4 videos on the Middle East and Africa - BOOK

Order # JVCMEAbook
Price: $6.00

Tumi Cuba Classics, Vol. 4: Son, The Big Sound (Son 14 with Adalberto Alvarez)
Son originated in the early 1880's in the eastern Oriente province of Cuba where black and mulatto musicians mixed
African rhythms with Spanish verse forms, melodies and harmonies. This album features 12 tracks from the renowned Son
14. "Son 14 are the most important musicians in Latin America for cultivating the son. Their talented director, Adalberto
Álvarez, is the only musician who has given the son a distinct concept of rhythm without losing the spontaneity and freshness
of its traditional Cuban essence." - Frank Fernandez (musician and critic, Havana).
Order # TUMICD-053
Price: $13.99

Uganda and Other African Nations. Feasts of the Savanna: A Musical Journey Through
East and West Africa
This collection dances from East to West Africa offering work, narrative, children's,
festival, and ceremonial music from Uganda, Mali, Togo, and Cameroon. The musical journey
showcases an impressive range of material played on such traditional African instruments as the
cora, sansa, hand flute, xylophone, and many other stringed instruments and drums. 18 tracks. 58
minutes. Recorded by Jun Mori.

"an interesting and eclectic mix." - j.poet, The Beat
Order # MCM3006
Price: $11.99

Kenya

Africa Dances - CD
An astounding compilation by John Storm Roberts of dance music from Africa, including highlife from Ghana, juju
from Nigeria, accordion music from Sierra Leone, "soul" music from Ethiopia, sax jive from South Africa, guitar music from
Kenya, farmworker party music from Malawi, acoustic guitar dance music from Mozambique, and the unmistakable Cuban
Marimba Band from Tanzania, among others. Good notes on the background and music. 14 tracks.
Order # OMCD-002
Price: $12.99

African Rhythms and Instruments Volume II - CD
Volume II includes Congo, Chad, Cameroon, Sudan, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya and Zimbabwe. Descriptive notes.
13 performances.
Order # LYRCD-7338
Price: $13.99

Kenya - Before Benga: Kenya Dry - CD
Before Benga pop sounds, there were different versions of Kenyan acoustic guitar: traditional strings; local languages;
Swahili; and Nairobi acoustic. Some of the guitar-playing is simply amazing, the vocals transcendent, often accompanied by
percussion. These are rural and urban songs, played and sung by some of Kenya's most accomplished musicians, from
1950s through 1970s. Good background notes and song descriptions. 26 tracks.
Order # OMCD-021
Price: $12.99

Kenya - Before Benga: The Nairobi Sound - CD
These are the earliest electric guitar sounds of Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya. Lyric-based music,
rather than dance music, most of these songs are infused with political or social commentary. Arranged in chronological
order, the songs are derived from a Latin or Congo beat, made up of four-to-the-bar rhythms and idiosyncratic songs,
songs influenced by South African kwela (penny whistle music), and songs based on western Kenyan rhythms. When you
hear the opening of the first song, you'll expect to hear Carmen Miranda start singing! 23 tracks.
Order # OMCD-022
Price: $12.99

Kenya - Musics from Nyanzas - 2CD-Set
The Nyanza district of modern- day Kenya is made up of the Luo people, the Gusii and the Kuria. Each has its own
original musical culture represented on this recording. This 2-CD collection clearly reflects their different vocal and
instrumental traditions and styles, and contrasts them effectively. Extensive and excellent background notes, with map and
photos included. 28 performances.
Order # C-560022/23
Price: $35.99

Tanzania

Now available Tanzania. Music of the Farmer Composers of Sukumaland: We Never Sleep,
We Dream of Farming
70 minutes from the farmer composers of Sukumaland. Known as baringi, these composers
are farmers first, but also act as singers, dance conductors and organizers, as well as communicators
with dead ancestors. This final aspect is crucial, as the spirit world is seen as the source for all new
musical compositions. Recorded in 1994 and 95 by Frank Gunderson (currently with Indiana
University's Archives for Traditional Music), this release features historical pieces, festive labor songs
and post-harvest competition pieces.
Order # MCM3013
Price: $11.99

Middle East/Africa II -- Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Mali, Cameroon, Zaire, Tanzania - VIDEO

Order # JVCVOL17
Price: $39.99

Tanzania - Dada Kidawa: Classic Dance Hits from Tanzania 1960s, Various Artists - CD
Here are the roots of the urban dance music of Tanzania. Influenced in part by Congolese and Cuban sounds, the
bands represent a cross-section of those early sounds, strongly guitar-oriented, with two-voice harmonies the rule. The
lyrics cover the spectrum from traditional praise songs to songs of modern love and self-pity. 8 different bands, 19 songs.
Order # OMCD-32
Price: $12.99

Tanzania - Hukwe Zawose: Chibite - CD
Hukwe Zawose, whose songs are rooted in his traditional homeland, was "discovered" by Tanzania's first president
who whisked him off to Dar Es Salaam to the state residence before returning him home to a hero's welcome. After
worldwide tours, and now internationally acclaimed, he lives in Bagamoyo, on the shores of the Indian Ocean, where an
extraordinary College of the Arts has been established to preserve and strengthen the artistic traditions of Tanzania's 122
ethnic groups. Zawose sings, and with his brother plays thumb piano, traditional flute and violin, and ankle bells. 10 tracks.
From the Real World label.
Order # CAR-2358
Price: $13.99

Tanzania - Songs Accompanied by Ilimba and Izeze - CD
Dickson Mkwama plays the stringed instruments belonging to the zeze family on this recording which includes songs
accompanied by irrimba, or thumb pianos. Song descriptions. 8 performances.
Order # VICG-5011
Price: $13.99

Tanzania - The Music of Tanzania - CD
Tanzania is the home of a large number of Niger-Congo ethnicities, most of whom speak Bantu. This recording
includes music of seven ethnic groups, with basic similarities in musical structure. Children's songs, performances by the
Tanzanian National Dance Troupe and a drum dance called Mkwaju are included. Descriptive notes. 16 performances.
Order # KICC-5150
Price: $13.99

Uganda

Uganda - Ndere Troupe: Tekwaro - CD
The Ndere Troupe, a traditional performing arts group representing more than 40 ethnic groups from Uganda, is
dedicated to educating people about the beauty and diversity of the African continent. On this CD, the thirty members
perform 9 expressive songs and dances, featuring the enanga (zither), ndere (flute), embaire (xylophone), as well as intense
singing, clapping, brass, and percussion.
Order # CHOC-6906
Price: $12.99

Uganda - The Source of the Nile: Traditional Music - CD
The variety and quality of Uganda's traditional music is still poorly known. This recording helps to correct that sad
fact, presenting both rural and urban music from some of Uganda's leading groups, like N'Gali, Aboluganda Kwagalana,
Aleka Jazz Band, Lukeme, Gulu United Arts, and Pawidi. Music from a circumcision ceremony, solo xylophone, the nanga
(an 8- stringed zither), a trio of adungu harps, and more. Excellent notes and maps on the history, music. 14 performances.
Order # C-560032
Price: $13.99

"an interesting and eclectic mix." - j.poet, The Beat
Order # MCM3006
Price: $11.99

South Africa

*JVC Anthology Regional Set The Mid-East and Africa I-IV - Book/4VHS-Set
Four videos illustrate 75 music and dance performances. (Available only as a set.)

Zimbabwe

Ghana/Zimbabwe - Let Your Voice Be Heard: Songs from Ghana & Zimbabwe - Book/Audiocassette
An unusual and extensively annotated collection of 19 stick, stone, hand and name game songs, story songs with
narrative, and multi-part recreational songs from the vocal traditions of the Akan people of Ghana and the Shona of
Zimbabwe. The book includes authentic arrangements, many with percussion accompaniment, 18 full-size reproducible
transcriptions, maps, photographs, glossary, and bibliography. Written by Abraham Kobena Adzinyah, Dumisani Maraire,
and Judith Cook Tucker. The accompanying 60-minute audiocassette features all 19 of the songs and percussion discussed
in the book.
Order # WMP-02
Price: $20.99

Zimbabwe - Chaminuka: Music of Zimbabwe - CD
This recording is a mixture of contemporary and traditional music from Zimbabwe. The songs are sung in the Shona
language. The tradition- al pieces include Machekeche (a traditional mbira song adapted here on marimba), Mutandari (a
traditional dance song played throughout Zimbabwe), and Chemutengure (one of the most popular and widely known songs
in Zimbabwe). The notes describe the characteristics of Shona music, the instruments and the songs. 9 tracks.
Order # MOW-208
Price: $12.99

Zimbabwe - Hot Marimba: Zimbawean-style Music for Orff Instruments - BOOK/CD SET
Based on or inspired by marimba music of the Shona people of Zimbabwe, this is dance music, guaranteed to make
your students beg to rehearse. Percussionist/educator Walt Hampton has written these nine original pieces for upper
elementary Orff instrument ensembles. A primer that will enhance students' rhythm and ear training, nurture improvisational
skills, and teach cooperative composition techniques. The 40-page book includes copy-permissible scores, background on
marimba ensembles of Zimbabwe and the US, a map, performance and teaching suggestions. The CD and audiocassette
contain recordings of every tune in the book, and an amazing performance by the author's students.
Order # WMP-15
Price: $13.99

Zimbabwe - Rhythms of Life - CD
Ephat Mujuru is a master percussionist who plays drums, rock gongs, marimaba, dimbwa (bow) and chipendani
(mouthbow) in addition to his principle instrument, the mbira. He was taught the family repertoire of traditional Zimbabwe
pieces by his grandfather. Mbira music combines cyclic melodic patterns in a complex polyphony. There is no written
notation but the lyrics are in Shona. Descriptive notes. 15 performances.
Order # LYRCD-7407
Price: $13.99

Zimbabwe - Shona Spirit: Mbira Masters from Zimbabwe - CD
Two master musicians are brought together for the first time on this landmark recording. The mbira, an age-old
instrument, is made of iron keys which are held to a wooden body and played with two fingers of each hand. Mbira music
functions as entertainment, but is also used at spirit possession ceremonies and as a tool to communicate with ancestors.
Dumisani Maraire and Ephat Mujuru play dazzling duets and solo pieces. Detailed liner notes. 10 performances.
Order # MOW-136
Price: $12.99

Zimbabwe - Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited
Chimurenga music from the Lion of Zimbabwe, deservedly recognized as one of the most important and respected
musicians in Africa. Capturing the live feeling which is crucial to Mapfumo's music, this release features Sam Mukanga on
drums, Alan Mwale on bass, William Mapfumo on percussion, and Bezil Makombe, Ngoni Makombe and Chaka
Mhembere on mbiras. This is also the final recording of the guitar of Jonah Sithole (one of the original Blacks Unlimited),
who passed away in August.

Part of WOMAD's African CD series.
Order # WSCD-104
Price: $13.99

Zimbabwe - Traditional Mbira Musicians & Kevin Volans Ensemble - CD
In the ensemble playing of mbira (thumb-piano) music, the solo parts of the individual musicians are woven into a
communal tapestry of highly complex melodies of unparalleled artistry. Features several mbira groups and players, including
a composition by Kevin Volans who has composed many pieces for the Kronos Quartet. Excellent notes are enclosed. 10
tunes.
Order # WDR-7
Price: $12.99
West Africa

Nigeria - King Sunny Ade: Juju Music - CD
King Sunny Ade and His African Beats are perhaps one of the best known and most popular of the African singers
and groups on the world beat scene today. This is the popular music of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Juju music has never
lost its special "roots" music quality, found in the complex call and response between talking drums and the singers. Electric
guitars in juju music are central, their special tunings and harmonies creating a unique sound. Essentially party music, this
album is an indispensable part of any world beat collection. 7 lengthy tunes.
Order # MANGO-97122
Price: $12.99

Djabote: Senegalese Drumming and Song
A spellbinding film of a recording session of Senegalese master-drummer Doudou N'Daye Rose and dozens of other
drummers and singers performing as an ensemble. Filmed on the island of Goree, off the coast of Dakar, the capital of
Senegal, it captures African drumming in perhaps one of the most dramatic settings imaginable, one of West Africa's major
centers of the slave trade. One of the most stunningly beautiful music videos ever produced. 43 minutes.

1996 Indie Award Winner - Best Long Form Video
1997 Drum! Magazine Readers' Poll Winner - Best Percussion Performance Video
Order # MCM-1006
Price: $25.99

Now available Indonesia. Jegog, The Rhythmic Power of Bamboo: I Nyoman Jayus'
Bamboo Ensemble from the Nortwest of Bali
Jegog ensembles are unique to Jembrana, a rural district in the Northwest of Bali, and nearly
always are comprised of non-professional musicians. Created around the turn of the century,
Jegog accompanies buffalo races, alerts villagers to community work, and entertains audiences on
special occasions. These recordings from 1995 feature Jayus' ensemble, the only Jegog group to
survive the 1974 Jembrana earthquake. Experience the incredible rhythmic structures and power
of this 14-piece ensemble playing in the traditional manner, solely on bamboo instruments. 4
tracks, 67 minutes. Recorded by Martin Ramstedt of the Institute for Ethnology and Africanistics,
Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich.
Order # MCM3012
Price: $11.99

Batouka: 1st International Festival of Percussion - VIDEO
Guadeloupe, in the Caribbean, is the fitting site of at a 1988 festival of percussionists from Africa, Europe and the
two Americas, together at this historical and musical crossroads. Produced in French, with some English subtitles, but most
of this is music. Includes sacred drums of Haiti, Kora from West Africa, Brazilian Birimbau, Ingouma from Burundi, and
some cross- cultural performances. 52 minutes.
Order # RHAP-8019
Price: $24.99

Benin - Angelique Kidjo: Aye - CD
Angelique Kidjo is a singer-songwriter from the small West African country of Benin. She blends the traditional folk
and love songs of her native country with Western contemporary music, a mélange of makossa, zouk, soul, reggae, and
Afro-funk. A true example of what world beat is all about. Angelique sings mostly in her native language, Fon, with two
songs in the Nigerian language, Yoruba. A fun, delightful, and danceable experience. Lyrics are included in English. 10
songs.
Order # MANGO-99342
Price: $12.99

Gambia - Griot: Salieu Suso - CD
Salieu Suso is a traditional Mandinka Griot or Jaliba (musician) from Gambia, West Africa, born into a musical
family. Suso uses the kora, a stringed instrument made from calabash gourds, to accompany his historical stories. These
songs range from honoring great patrons and a Mandinka warrior king, to inviting Jimba Sen or The Big Sound for dancing.
5 performances.
Order # LYRCD-7418
Price: $13.99

Gambia - Tabara: Gambian Kora Music - CD
The kora is a 21-string harp found throughout West Africa. Amadu Bansang Jobarteh is a griot or jali, an oral
historian and hereditary praise singer from among the Mandinka people of Gambia. He is one of the most respected kora
players of this century, and this is his first commercially available recording. Good notes on the background and on the
music. 8 songs.
Order # MOW-129
Price: $12.99

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Ghana - Drum Damba: Talking Drum Lessons - VIDEO
The Dagbamba people of Northern Ghana live in the fertile grasslands that stretch northward from the West African
tropical forest toward the arid Sahel region bordering the Sahara. This film captures Dagbamba drum performances, filmed
in Ghana.
Order # WCM-9508V
Price: $29.99

Ghana - Kpegisu: A War Drum of the Ewe - BOOK
192 page study of Kpegisu, one of the oldest living oral traditions of West Africa. Includes discussion of the social
history of Kpegisu, textual, rhythmic and melodic analyses of songs, musical notations and bibliography.
Order # WCM-397B
Price: $19.99

Ghana - Obo Addy : Okropong - CD
Okropong is the traditional music of Ghana and Obo Addy has been called a national treasure. An artist who shares
the traditions of the people of West Africa, he is master drummer of the Ga Adanme people and includes in this recording
music from Liberia and the Fanti area. Descriptive notes, including 16 Ghanaian percussion instruments. 7 performances.
Order # EBD-2500
Price: $12.99

Ghana - Sounds of West Africa - CD
Music of the Lobi and Dagart tribes of Northern Ghana which features the xylophone or balophon is recorded here,
along with the kora or harp-lute of Gambia and Senegal. They provide an interesting contrast as the Northern tribes have
resisted outside contacts, remaining relatively pure, while the southern sub-Sahara region has been profoundly influenced by
Islam and North Africa. Descriptive notes on pieces ranging from work songs, wedding songs to funeral music. 16
recordings.
Order # LYRCD-7308
Price: $13.99

Ghana - The World of Kakraba Lobi - CD
Members of the Lobi tribe of Ghana are among the most celebrated musicians of West Africa. Found in Ghana,
Ivory Coast, and Burkino Faso, they were originally known as the Belfoa people. Kakraba Lobi, from Ghana, plays the
kogiri, a type of xylophone handed down from ancient times, as well as the three-hole flute (wili) and a bow- shaped
instrument made of wisteria known as the kankarama. Short notes on the music included. 9 songs.
Order # VICG-5014
Price: $13.99

Guinea - Les Ballet Africains - CD
Papa Ladji Camara, a Malinke tribesman, has formed a diverse ensemble of musicians and singers from Mali,
Gambia, Senegal and the U.S. Includes two duets with Salieu Suso, Mandinka Griot and balaphon accompaniment. The
stories in these songs are ones Ladji heard as a youth in the 20s, important tools of West African tribal culture. Descriptive
song notes. 6 performances.
Order # LYRCD-7419
Price: $13.99

Guinea - Sona Diabate: Girls of Guinea - CD
An extraordinary recording steeped in melodic and rhythmic tradition, yet recast in new settings. Sona Diabate's
sinuous and passionate singing combines with "girl" backup vocalists and 6- and 12-string guitar instrumentalists to bring you
the rich and diverse sounds from the area known as the Golden Triangle of West Africa music. 6 lengthy tunes
Order # SH-65007
Price: $12.99

Honduras - Songs of the Garifuna - CD
This collection features the traditional music of the remarkable Garifuna. In 1624, a slave ship set sail from West
Africa, later to sink off St. Vincent Island in the Caribbean. African survivors produced the distinctive Garifuna culture and
language among the indigenous Arawaks. By the late 1800s, the Garifuna were fighting the British, finally forcing them to
abandon their attempts to enslave. Instead the British resorted to deporting this people to an island off the northern coast of
Honduras where their descendants still live. 13 traditional Garifuna songs.
Order # VICG-5337
Price: $13.99

Kalani: Africa Beats - VIDEO
This film demonstrates techniques and authentic West African polyrhythms for the djembe, ashiko, djun djun, and
bells. It features internationally acclaimed percussionist Kalani along with an allstar group of drummers. It reviews basic
drumming techniques, tuning, learning rhythms step-by-step, playing parts and solos, and drum voices. This is a companion
video to African Drumming (VHS Order# IM-01) which features the drumming technique of master drummer Babatunde
Olatunji. Complete easy-to-read notation and video outline sheet is included. 60 minutes.
Order # IM-0236
Price: $39.99

Mali - Ali Farka Toure: The Source - CD
His guitar playing and vocal style are the "West African version of the delta blues...," though his roots are firmly
rooted in the Songhai and Tuareg traditions. With his renown growing worldwide, Toure produces a beautiful blending of
ancient griots songs of the savannah with the African "blues" sound of guitar and voice. Joined on one song by Taj Mahal.
10 songs.
Order # HNCD-1375
Price: $13.99

Mali - Oumou Sangare: Moussolou - CD
Vocal star Oumou Sangare originally released this title (meaning, Women) in Mali in 1990 where it became West
Africa's best-selling recording for 2 years. Backed up by a rootsy, acoustic ensemble, Sangare's voice combines traditional
Wassoulou sounds with new compositions and soaring melodies. Includes some accompanying English lyrics. 8 recordings.
Order # WCD-21
Price: $12.99

Mali - Salif Keita: The Mansa of Mali - CD
A wonderful melding of Salif's trademark vocals with a mixture of African grooves and contemporary spice. This
Grammy-nominated artist has been heralded as the "golden voice of Mali." As a member of Les Ambassadeurs, the
legendary West African band, Salif now lives in Paris and tours worldwide. His incredible voice soars above a mix of
contemporary and traditional instruments. This music is hot Afro-beat. 10 songs.
Order # MANGO-99372
Price: $12.99

Mali - Toumani Diabate: Djelika - CD
Until a few years ago, the kora, a 21-stringed harp-lute, was virtually unknown outside its native West Africa. But in
the last six years, Western ears have been introduced to the music of Toumani Diabate, as well as other players (see Kaira
described below and the two Songhai titles in the special collections listings at the beginning of the Africa regional section).
He is accompanied here by Keletigui Diabate (no relation) on balafon (an African xylophone) and Basekou Kouyate on
ngoni (a small tear-drop shaped stringed instrument). Extraordinary music! 8 songs
Order # HNCD-1380
Price: $13.99

Mali - Toumani Diabate: Kaira, Music of the Kora - CD
Arguably the most brilliant young virtuoso on the kora, the 21-string harp-lute from West Africa, Toumani comes
from one of Mali's leading musical families. He mixes his firm roots in the classical traditions of Malian kora with his own
highly individualistic style, borrowing techniques from other instruments. 5 lengthy songs.
Order # HNCD-1338
Price: $13.99

Morocco - Hassan Hakmoun: Life Around the World - CD
Brand new release from Mina Records, the label Hakmoun founded in 1994. 12 tracks feature Hakmoun's beautiful
vocals and sintir, along with guests Adam Rudolph, Richard Horowitz, Ron McBee and Don Cherry (to whom the album is
dedicated).

"I love his extraordinary voice. He has a fantastic way of blending his Moroccan roots with a variety of Western and African
styles to produce music that is fresh, modern, yet familiar..." - Peter Gabriel
Order # MRJ-6263
Price: $13.79

Nigeria - Orlando Owoh: Dr. Ganja's Polytonality Blues - CD
Owoh led two popular, downhome, street/level dance bands (His Omimah Band, and the Young Kenneries) that
played dance music with a twist: he composed and played in more than one key at a time called polytonality. Like so much
downhome African music, Owoh's style can baffle westerners used to the polite worldbeat of bands aiming for international
stardom. A must listen for fans of African music. Good notes. 4 long tunes.
Order # OMCD-35
Price: $12.99

Nigeria - Yoruba Women of the Drum - CD
With the exception of fuji, most of the popular sounds in the western Nigerian record market are largely unknown to
overseas African music aficionados. These are the 20th century voice-and- percussion styles some call Yoruba street
percussion. Presented here are two contrasting percussion idioms particularly associated with women: waka, which is
Muslim-derived, and ashiko, which is associated with the Christian Yoruba of Lagos (and its roots, with Brazil via the
community of returned Afro-Brazilian slaves, known as aguda). 2 groups play on 17 tracks.
Order # OMCD-036
Price: $12.99

Senegal - Mandiani Drum and Dance - BOOK
The 190 page book is a major study of African and African-American musical aesthetics by an African-American
scholar, Mark Sunkett, who completed over seven years of fieldwork in the United States and Senegal. Contains
information on Mandiani drum and dance in West Africa and its acculturation in the U.S. - includes discussion of the
instruments, rhythms and learning process, as well as photos, musical notations, bibliography and index.
Order # WCM-9826B
Price: $19.99

Senegal - Baaba Maal: Firin' in Fouta - CD
Baaba Maal combines the timeless Fulani musical traditions of the tiny northern Senegalese villages in which he grew
up with the musical cutting edge of contemporary Western music. Among other things, he modernizes Yela, a very old
traditional music from the old empire days, predating colonization, even before the Muslims came to Africa. This is a tour de
force of modern African music. An indispensable Afro-beat title. Includes background on the songs. 10 tracks.
Order # MANGO-99442
Price: $12.99

Senegal - Djabote Sengalese Drumming & Song From Master Drummer Doudou N'Diaye Rose - VIDEO
A spellbinding film of a recording session of Senegalese master-drummer Doudou N'Daye Rose and dozens of other
drummers and singers performing as an ensemble. Filmed on the island of Goree, off the coast of Dakar, the capital of
Senegal, it captures African drumming in perhaps one of the most dramatic settings imaginable, one of West Africa's major
centers of the slave trade. One of the most stunningly beautiful music videos ever produced. 43 minutes.

1996 Indie Award Winner - Best Long Form Video
1997 Drum! Magazine Readers' Poll Winner - Best Percussion Performance Video
Order # MCM1006
Price: $25.99

Senegal - Malang Mane: Balanta Balo - Talking Wood of Casamance - CD
The Balanta of Senegal apply the interlocking rhythms of West African drumming to the balafon, a two-player
gourd-resonated xylophone. Leading performer Malang Mane sings and plays 7 pieces, side by side with accompanist
Oumar Sadio.
Order # VP-1006
Price: $12.99

Senegal - Sonar Senghor & His Troupe: Lost Africa
This reissue of a 1950s Tradition recording captures 18 selections of the rhythm, song, and dialects of West Africa as
performed by Senegalese singer, actor, dancer Sonar Senghor and his troupe. Love, war, popular, and religious songs from
Senegal, Gambia, Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Cameroon are presented in this historic recording. Original liner notes reprinted.

Order # TCD-1044
Price: $10.99

Senegal - Songs of the Griots (II): Sunjul Cissoko & Marhawa Kouyate CD
Sometimes called "King of the Griots," Sunjul Cissoko is a supreme master of the West African kora, a 21-string
harp- lute. This is a concert recording of him and Marhawa Kouyate, a singer originally born in Guinea. 7 songs.
Order # VICG-5227
Price: $13.99

TH - Los Pleneros de la 21: Somos Boricuas, Bomba y Plena en Nueva York - CD
Los Pleneros de la 21 is a New York-based ensemble of Puerto Rican musicians performing plena, the century-old
"sung newspaper" of Puerto Rico, and bomba, an even older Puerto Rican style rooted in West African music. The rhythmic
foundation of the group's playing includes a trio of melodically and rhythmically interlocking hand-held plena drums
(panderetas); deep and powerful barrel-shaped bomba drums; along with other percussion instruments. A complex,
evocative chorus responds to the calls of the lead singers. This debut album features a rare guest appearance by the
legendary plenero, Angel Luis Torruellas. Excellent notes.
Order # HSTR-0003
Price: $12.99

Togo - Music from West Africa - CD
An exceptionally diverse sampling of traditional music of Togo, once known as the "slave coast." Beautifully written,
extensive background on native culture, song descriptions and lyrics in French, English and Togolese. Wide-ranging songs
and dances with traditional instrumentation. 17 folk songs.
Order # RDR-5004
Price: $12.99

Ghana

Ghana - Discovering the Music of Africa - VIDEO
A master drummer of the Ewe of Ghana and several associates and students demonstrate three major African
instruments: rattles, bells and drums, and describe how they are used in Africa both as musical instruments and as a means
of communication. Advisor was Sam Chianis, World Music Program, Wesleyan University. Discussion guide included. 22
minutes. This video title is designed specifically for primary & secondary use.
Order # AIMS-8704
Price: $39.99

Ghana - Mustapha Tettey Addy: Master Drummer from Ghana - CD
Master drummer Mustapha Tettey Addy, acclaimed for his recordings and concerts worldwide, unleashes the
rhythms of the Ashanti, Ga, Fanti, Ewe and Dagomba peoples of Africa. This legendary master is captured here at his best
in a classic and timeless solo performance.
Order # #LYRCD-7250
Price: $13.99

Ghana/Togo - Drum Gahu: Ewe Dance Music - CD
This is good-time dance music of the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo. The 140-page book, written by
ethnomusicologist David Locke, includes an introduction and sections on the rhythmic structure of the music, drumming
technique, musical notation, improvisation, and other subjects. The compact disc contains vocal and instrumental
performance examples by Ewe villagers on many different instruments, and includes Gahu as well as Afavu (music of
religious devotion) styles.
Order # WCM-9494
Price: $13.99

Mali

Global Divas: Voices from Women of the World - 3 Audiocassettes
Celebrating female achievement, this recording is a panoramic collection of women singers from around the world.
Over 30 nations are represented among the 41 selections. Among the women featured are Calypso Rose from Tobago,
Houria Aichi from Algeria, Celina Gonzalez from Cuba, the all-female group Varttina from Finland, Oumou Sangare from
Mali, Marlene Dietrich from Germany, Lydia Mendoza from Mexico, Marian Anderson from the US, Carmen Linares from
Spain, and the Bisserov Sisters from Bulgaria. An excellent 40-page booklet describes the artists and the music.
Order # RDR-5062/3/4cs
Price: $18.99

Global Divas: Voices from Women of the World - 3CD's
Celebrating female achievement, this recording is a panoramic collection of women singers from around the world.
Over 30 nations are represented among the 41 selections. Among the women featured are Calypso Rose from Tobago,
Houria Aichi from Algeria, Celina Gonzalez from Cuba, the all-female group Varttina from Finland, Oumou Sangare from
Mali, Marlene Dietrich from Germany, Lydia Mendoza from Mexico, Marian Anderson from the US, Carmen Linares from
Spain, and the Bisserov Sisters from Bulgaria. An excellent 40-page booklet describes the artists and the music.
Order # RDR-5062/3/4
Price: $21.99

Iran - Hossein Omoumi: Persian Classical Music - CD
Quite possibly the world's oldest instrument, the ney (meaning both the reed and the flute-like instrument made from
it), goes back some 5000 years in Egypt and 1400 years in Iran (the Sassanid dynasty). Hossein 'Oumoumi, one of the
greatest living exponents of the ney, performs Dastgah-e Homayun, Avaz-e Dashti, and Dastgah-e Chahargah,
accompanied by Madjid Khaladj on tombak (walnut drum also called zarb) and daf (a large frame drum whose inside rim
supports numerous metal rings which sound when the drum is shaken or struck). Excellent notes included.
Order # NI-5359
Price: $12.99

Mali - Oumou Sangare: Ko Sira - CD
Oumou Sangare's second release updates traditional Wassaulou sound with a pulse-like funk. Accompanied by
Mali's finest on guitar, ngoni, violin, bass, percussion and chorus vocals. Combines a modern sense of womanhood with
regional music traditions. Descriptive booklet with complete English lyrics. 8 recordings.
Order # WCD-36
Price: $12.99