Bosavi: Rainforest Music from Papua New Guinea

Two generations of Bosavi musicians and 25 years of field recordings: a comprehensive and intimate musical portrait of life in a Papua New Guinea rainforest community. Includes the contemporary music of the youngest generation of guitar band composers, and performances of many traditional everyday and ritual styles featuring their parents. Recorded and annotated by Steven Feld, producer of Voices of the Rainforest and author of Sound and Sentiment. Three CDs. 193 minutes. 47 tracks. 80-page booklet with photos and extensive notes. For further information about the community that created this music, visit the Bosavi Peoples Fund website.

RELATED RECORDING
Voices of the Rainforest recorded by Steven Feld

RELATED LESSON PLAN
"The Jew’s Harp: Vibrating Through Many Cultures"

Track Listing

101	My Father, My Heart Kemuli String Band	03:20
102	Kemuli Kemuli String Band	02:30
103	Oh No! Kemuli String Band	02:29
104	What We Said Kemuli String Band	02:20
105	My Mother Kemuli String Band	03:04
106	Really Hungry! Gasali Mates String Band	04:55
107	Sadness Lus Mangi Grin Neks String Band	02:57
108	BBK Brother Difalasulu String Band	02:45
109	E-yo, E-yo Tasi Kabulo: String Band	03:02
110	Long Ago Gusuwa String Band	03:37
111	Father, Mother BVDC String Band	03:14
112	Where Has My Mother Gone? BVDC II String Band	05:00
113	Rosi, Rosi BVDC II String Band	03:26
114	Blue Mountain BVDC II String Band	03:10
115	Sorry, My Sister! You People Go! BVDC III String Band	03:29
116	Air Niugini Plane BBK String Band	03:04
117	One Time BBK String Band	02:41
118	The Sun Is Setting Gasali Mates String Band	02:57
119	My Sweetheart Gasali Mates String Band	03:43
201	A Men’s Work Group Clears a New Garden A men's work group	08:44
202	Ulahi Sings While Scraping Sago Pith Ulahi	04:38
203	Ulahi Sings While Making Sago Ulahi	01:25
204	Fo:fo: and Miseme Sing at Their Sago Place Fo:fo:, Miseme	02:21
205	Ulahi and Eyo:bo Sing with Afternoon Cicadas Ulahi, Eyo:bo	02:47
206	Ulahi and Eyo:bo Sing at a Waterfall Ulahi, Eyo:bo	06:20
207	Men’s Vocal Quartet with Seed-Pod Rattles Kulu, Gigio, Seyaka, and Kogowe	03:35
208	A Large Men’s Collective Work Group Sing and Whoop Men's collective work group	03:21
209	Gaima Plays the Bamboo Jew’s Harp Gaima	01:54
210	Voices of the Forest: A Village Soundscape Steven Feld (recordist)	25:06
301	Funerary Sung-Weeping Group Mourners, Sululeb village	02:16
302	Funerary Sung-Weeping by Gania and Famu Gania, Famu	04:21
303	Funerary Sung-Weeping by Hane Hane	06:54
304	Seance Gisalo Song by Aiba with Weeping Aiba	08:45
305	Ceremonial Gisalo Performance by Halawa Halawa	14:03
306	Group Ceremonial Drumming, Ilib Kuwo: Ceremonial drummers, Bolekini village	09:26
307	Ceremonial ko:luba Song-1 A:siya and Go:bo	02:29
308	Ceremonial ko:luba Song-2 A:siya and Go:bo	01:58
309	Ceremonial ko:luba Song-3 Amini and Mei	02:44
310	Ceremonial ko:luba Song-4 Amini, Gaso, and chorus	01:35
311	Ceremonial iwo: Song-1 Ganigi	01:03
312	Ceremonial iwo: Song-2 Ganigi	00:54
313	Ceremonial iwo: Song-3 Ganigi	01:32
314	Ceremonial iwo: Song-4 Ganigi	01:12
315	Women's Ceremonial iwo: Song-1 Ulahi, Ea, Gania, and Gisa	01:49
316	Women's Ceremonial iwo: Song-2 Ulahi, Ea, Gania, and Gisa	01:50
317	Ceremonial Sabio Duet Wano, Gaso	03:30
318	Ceremonial Sabio Quartet Wano, Gaso, Gigio, and Sowelo	04:34