Instrumental Music of the Kalahari San

Rather than performing for an audience, the !Kung San people from the northwestern Kalahari Desert region "play [music] for themselves, when the mood strikes them." Perhaps that’s what makes it so compelling. Here is a demonstration of music played on gut pluriarc (bow lute), gut hunting bow and sitengena (thumb piano), with vocal accompaniment.

Track Listing

101	Gut Pluriarc with Three Men's Voices Three !Kung men, Namibia	02:36
102	Metal Pluriarc with One Woman's Voice (1) Hwan//a of !Xabe, Botswana	03:31
103	Gut Hunting Bow, Solo Tuma /We of Dobe, Botswana	02:00
104	Gut Hunting Bow with One Man’s Voice Tashay !Kumsi of !Xabe, Botswana	03:08
105	Gut Hunting Bow with Resonator and One Man’s Voice Uxone	02:42
106	Sitengena with One Man's Voice (1) Ti !Kay (Jimmy) of Xai Xai, Botswana	07:00
201	Te Bow with Two Women’s Voices Two !Kung women, Kauri, Botswana	03:02
202	Tin Can Bow Solo !Kung musician, Namibia	01:44
203	Sitengena Solo: Rain Song Jack Diasi (Crazy Jack), Kauri, Botswana	01:15
204	Sitengena with One Man's Voice (2) /Gau	02:20
205	Gut Pluriarc with One Man’s Voice !Kung man playing gut pluriarc, Namibia	03:51
206	Metal Pluriarc with One Woman's Voice (2) Hwan//a of !Xabe, Botswana	02:05
207	Gut Hunting Bow with One Man’s Voice !Kung man playing gut hunting bow, Namibia	02:38