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Bulu Songs from the Cameroons

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Bulu Songs from the Cameroons

The Bulu are one of the Fang-speaking peoples living in southern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and northern Gabon—a region renowned for its rainforests and mountains. Bulu Songs from the Cameroons includes songs sung by the mbon mvet, a traveling storyteller and musician who spreads news throughout the region and who plays the mvet, a stringed instrument made from the frond of a raffia palm and gourds. Liner notes include a description of Bulu culture, track notes, notes on the pronunciation of Bulu words, and an illustration of the mvet.

Track Listing

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101
Male singer and chorus
01:47
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102
Male singers with singing horn, drums, rattles
02:14
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103
Wandering minstrel (mbom) with mvet, chorus, rattles
03:01
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104
Wandering minstrel (mbom) with chorus
02:46
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105
Male singer with chorus
02:05
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106
Male singer with chorus
01:26
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107
Male singer with chorus, drums, rattles, percussion sticks
03:17
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108
Female singer and chorus, handclapping
03:31
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109
Male singer and chorus, handclapping
02:22
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201
Wandering minstrel (mbom) with chorus, rattles
04:04
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202
Male singer and chorus
02:57
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203
Male singer and chorus with drums, percussion sticks, handclapping
02:32
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204
Male singer and chorus with handclapping
03:55
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205
Flute player accompanied by handclapping
02:52
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206
Male singer and chorus
02:06
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207
Male singer and chorus
02:17
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208
Mixed chorus with drums, rattles, handclapping
04:08