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Instrumental Music of the Kalahari San

Various Artists
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

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Three !Kung men, Namibia
02:36
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102
Hwan-a of Xabe
03:31
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103
Tuma We
02:00
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104
Tashay !Kumsi
03:08
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105
Uxone
02:42
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106
Ti !Kay (Jimmy)
07:00
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201
Two !Kung women, Kauri, Botswana
03:02
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202
!Kung musician, Namibia
01:44
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203
Jack Diasi (Crazy Jack), Kauri, Botswana
01:15
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204
Gau
02:20
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205
!Kung man playing gut pluriarc, Namibia
03:51
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206
Hwan-a
02:05
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207
!Kung man playing gut hunting bow, Namibia
02:38