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African Flutes: Recorded in the Gambia by Samuel Charters

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African Flutes: Recorded in the Gambia by Samuel Charters

The Fula and Serahule peoples of The Gambia share an ancient beauty: their wooden flutes. But their musical traditions are far from being shared cultural expression. Compare the flute music from both traditions as it is paired with singing and drumming and accented with calabash rattle.

Track Listing

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Fula flutist
03:07
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102
Fula flutists with voices and rattles
04:39
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103
Fula flutists, duet
02:53
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104
Fula flutists, duet
03:25
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105
Fula flutists with voices and rattles
04:40
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201
Serahule (Soninke) flutist and drummers
03:31
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202
Serahule (Soninke) flutist, drummers and singers
04:23
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203
Serahule (Soninke) flutist and drummers
03:54
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204
Serahule (Soninke) flutist and drummers
03:40
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205
Serahule (Soninke) flutist, drummers and singers
03:40