Folk Music and Ceremonies of Ethiopia

In the summer of 1972, Lin Lerner and Chet A. Wollner traveled throughout southwestern Ethiopia, recording the songs, chants, and dances of the various people they met. Folk Music and Ceremonies of Ethiopia documents their journey, exploring the music of Ethiopian ritual with analyses of performance practice, summaries of the stories told through song lyrics, and historical backgrounds which imbue each work with tremendous cultural significance for both individual performers and entire communities. The liner notes also include original transcriptions of song melodies with photos of performers and descriptions of pertinent choreography.

Track Listing

101	Shellela	Members of the Tigre Tribe	04:17
102	Lembola	People of the Hagre Salem region	01:25
103	Camel Song	The Adjuran people	04:38
104	Haile Selassie's 80th Birthday Celebration: Burgi Tribe	Members of the Burgi Tribe	04:09
105	Haile Selassie's 80th Birthday Celebration: Borana Tribe	Members of the Borana Tribe	04:35
106	Personal Song (Somali Woman)	Traditional chant, Somali Woman	02:33
201	Shepherd's Flute Song	Waito Shepherd	03:35
202	Try His Chance: Drawing from the Sand	Josef Belashew	01:41
203	Amharic National Song	Men and Women of the Amhara Tribe	06:13
204	Wessena Dube	Members of the Galla Tribe	02:16
205	Trance Chant	Garris musicians	04:30