Brazil: Bororo World of Sound

The Bororo are an indigenous people living in the Mato Grosso region of west central Brazil. Primarily hunter-gatherers, the Bororo all but disappeared as an ethnic group during the mid-twentieth century. The most recent census in 1997 estimates their population to be about 1,000, up from the 800 estimated to be living at the time of this field recording in late 1980s.The music in this recording includes a deeply complex funeral rite featuring the parira flute, rattles, and variety of chants that are employed at deliberate points in the ritual. Mediated by a shaman, or bari, the sonic world represents a medium for the spiritual and the material to be reconciled in the wake of death. Liner notes include detailed information on the Bororo and the meaning of the chants as well as a further reading list.

Track Listing

101	Roia kurireu	Bororo men, women, and children, Mato Grosso	04:56
102	Marido paru	Group of Bororo men, Mato Grosso	03:30
103	Exhortations	Group of Bororo men, Mato Grosso	02:33
104	Roia mugureu boecojiwu	Bororo men, Mato Grosso	08:32
105	Marido	Bororo men, Mato Grosso	02:48
106	Aije	Boro men with bull-roarers, Mato Grosso	01:58
107	Marenaruie	Bororo man, Mato Grosso	02:13
108	Roia mugureu merijiwu	Bororo men and women, Mato Grosso	10:13
109	Oieigo	Bororo men, Mato Grosso	41:44