Musics of the Earth: Astonishing and Rare Instruments

For centuries, musicians from all parts of the world have crafted musical instruments using locally sourced materials. Nineteen examples of the music performed on these instruments make up the Musics of the Earth: Astonishing and Rare Instruments from the UNESCO Collection. The result is a dazzling array of instrumental music representing the music of peoples on the continents of South America, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific archipelago of the Solomon Islands.The liner notes, in English and French, provide brief background information about each of the selections. This album is part of the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music.

Track Listing

Audio Player 101	Côte d'Ivoire: Music of a Guardian Spirit	Sakasso villagers	03:57
Audio Player 102	Benin: Music in Praise of Oru Suru (excerpt)	Baatonu orchestra of drums and kakaki (trumpets)	04:21
Audio Player 103	Niger: Pakapaka (excerpt)	Mahamuudu, Hamma, Abdullaay	01:30
Audio Player 104	Central African Republic: Nzombi (Music for the Return from a Hunt) - excerpt	Unidentified Aka singing and playing mobeke	00:58
Audio Player 105	Central African Republic: Eci ameya (Song for the Cult of the Twins)	Ongo ensemble	01:48
Audio Player 106	Sudan: Al Shammasha	Sayid Abdul Rahman and his Waza ensemble, Madbis clan, Ganis village (Berta)	02:02
Audio Player 107	Yemen: Hakfat (excerpt)	Ismail Mohammed Khoureissan, Mansour el Qasaba	03:46
Audio Player 108	Afghanistan: Chahârbaiti	Abdullâh	02:46
Audio Player 109	Badakshan: Uyman tartur, Oyimcha, Takanja dandun nars (I Love Your Little Teeth) - excerpt	Kanchi Bek	01:15
Audio Player 110	Uzbekistan: Hafif-i segah	Matrasul Matyakubov, Abad Latipov	04:45
Audio Player 111	Kurdish Music: Mawal wa raqsa (excerpt)	Hamo Hassan Ra'sho, Mohammed Ahmed Ra'sho, Hussein Mohammed Ra'sho	04:18
Audio Player 112	India: Svara Mandala	Svami Dr. R. Parvatikar	03:08
Audio Player 113	Laos: Lot Fay Tay Lang (The Train Goes Down the Track)	Thao Salilath	03:11
Audio Player 114	Vietnam: Improvised Prelude in the Modal Nuance Bac of the Bac Mode Followed by the Two Short Pieces of Binh Ban Van and Kim Tien	Nguyên-Vinh-Bao, Trân Van Khê	03:26
Audio Player 115	Cambodia: Bât Phléng Khlong and Saray Andèt (excerpt)	Srey-Yim	03:09
Audio Player 116	Java: Tarawangsa (excerpt)	Pak Supria, Pak Amat	04:53
Audio Player 117	Bali: Gambang Suling (excerpt)	Gong Kebyar of the Puri of Peliatan	04:53
Audio Player 118	Solomon Islands: Faa ta gwouna	‘Au sisile panpipe ensemble	01:52
Audio Player 119	Brazil: Aije (The Sound of the Bull-Roarers)	Group of Bororo men	01:54