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	Tigre man singing and playing 7-stringed harp	04:17
102	Lembola	Group of Sidama men	01:25
103	Camel Song	Group of Ajuran men	04:38
104	Haile Selassie's 80th Birthday Celebration: Burgi tribe	Festival participants, Burji people	04:09
105	Haile Selassie's 80th Birthday Celebration: Borana tribe	Festival participants, Borana people	04:35
106	Personal Song (Somali Woman)	Somali woman singing in crowd	02:33
201	Shepherd's Flute Song (Waito Tribe)	Wayto shepherd	03:35
202	Try His Chance: Drawing from the Sand	Josef Belashew	01:41
203	Amharic National Song	Amhara men and women	06:13
204	Wessena Dube (Galla Tribe)	Galla man singing accompanied by violin	02:16
205	Garris Trance Chant	Garre men and women singing and clapping	04:30