Music of the Idoma of Nigeria: Ediigwu Sings the Ancient Songs of Oturkpo, Nigeria

The Idoma people of Nigeria allowed Prof. Robert G. Armstrong to record a ritual whose live performance is considered taboo except at funerals. For the wake, elderly women sing and play ichicha (large gourd rattles); there is also a dance circle with at least one man on an okanga(two-membrane drum). The wake lasts all night until the actual funeral, the Urchulo Nehi (Great Ceremony), the following noon.

Track Listing

101	The Mask Prays Ediigwu	02:26
102	Ichicha Songs Ediigwu	07:19
103	Onugbu and Oko Ediigwu	01:57
104	Journey to Igbira Ediigwu	11:10
201	The Alekwu Prays Ediigwu	02:39
202	The Alekwu and Chorus Ediigwu	12:25
203	Ediigwu and Chorus Ediigwu	05:07