African Music from the Film - The Naked Prey

In 1966, actor Cornel Wilde directed and starred in the film The Naked Prey, filmed in South Africa. This recording features music from the soundtrack performed by members of the Zulu, Shangaan, and Xhosa tribes from various N’guni villages in South Africa. The music includes courting songs, work songs, celebrations, and animal imitations. This in the seventh in Folkways’ Original Film Score Music Series. The liner notes include an introduction by Moses Asch and notes about the film’s production.

Track Listing

101	N'Guni Tribal Song	n/a	02:20
102	Courtship Song	n/a	01:39
103	Courting Song	n/a	01:31
104	Dancing Song	n/a	02:21
105	Puberty Song	n/a	02:20
106	Boasting Song of Men	n/a	03:04
107	Drinking Song	n/a	02:12
108	Urban Song	n/a	01:52
109	Cattle Herding Song	n/a	02:33
110	War Coward Song	n/a	03:51
201	Village Work Songs: Meal and Corn Husking	n/a	06:29
202	Village Celebration: Music Examples	n/a	04:10
203	Documentary Village People	n/a	00:50
204	Animal Imitations	n/a	01:01
205	Animal Sounds on Location	n/a	05:47