Mbuti Pygmies of the Ituri Rainforest

Mbuti vocal music comprises a variety of solo and choral traditions. Songs are primarily concerned with Mbutis' nomadic life and the forest, from which their lives and those of the animal kingdom are sustained. These prized recordings have been remastered and resequenced to reflect Dr. Turnbull's original mode: the recording begins in the forest with music associated with hunting and gathering, moves to the village for a Bantu initiation ritual, and finally returns to the forest for the Mbuti rituals. This record documents the music discussed in the book The Forest People, read by many anthropology classes. A superbly annotated favorite among world music enthusiasts. "...[F]rom the moment Colin Turnbull lets the chatter and work rhythms of the encampment he's approaching engulf the jungle's ambient insect and bird music, I'm hooked." — The Village Voice.

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101	In the Rainforest Approaching a Forest Camp	Birds and cricket sounds, with hammering and young boys' voices	01:38
102	Elephant Hunting Song	Mbuti men	03:05
103	Elephant-Hunt Song	Mbuti men and boys	05:12
104	Spear Song	Mbuti men and boys	03:03
105	Cries of Beaters during Net Hunting: Signalling and Shouting	Mbuti men and women	00:59
106	Honey-Gathering Song	Mbuti men and women	02:54
107	Animal Dance Song	Mbuti men, women, and children	02:40
108	Flute Duet	Two Mbuti flute players	01:52
109	Flute Solo	Pakasi	02:07
110	Slit-Gong Signalling	Slit-gong player	01:15
111	Mbuti Dance in Bantu Village	Mbuti men and women	02:15
112	Lukembi and Voice	Abdul Aziz	02:26
113	Lukembi (Mbuti)	Mbuti man playing likembe	01:38
114	Bachelor Duet with Lukembi	Two Mbuti men playing likembe	01:36
115	Musical Bow	Ndaka man	02:30
116	Musical Sticks	Makata stick players at nkumbi initiation	01:44
117	Nkumbi Initiation Song	Ndaka man and chorus of Mbuti boys	00:45
118	First Song of the Elima, the Women’s Society	Mbuti women and girls	01:54
119	Second Song of the Elima, the Women’s Society	Mbuti women, girls, and boys	01:11
120	First Molimo Fire Dance Song	Mbuti men of Molimo society	02:04
121	Second Molimo Fire Dance Song	Mbuti men of Molimo society	01:26
122	Molimo Song with a Preliminary Argument	Mbuti men of Molimo society	02:36
123	First Molimo Song Sung Only on Occasions of Great Importance	Mbuti men of Molimo society	02:34
124	Second Molimo Song Sung Only on Occasions of Great Importance	Mbuti men of Molimo society	01:53
125	Molimo Song: Darkness Is Good	Mbuti men of Molimo society	02:17
126	Molimo Song of Devotion to the Forest	Mbuti men of Molimo society	01:30

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