Music from South New Guinea

Music from South New Guinea presents the music of tribes settled between the Fly River and the West Arian. Included are songs and dances such as the badara, a traditional dance performed at social events and holidays that is characterized by an “elastic syncopation…created by the drum being slightly faster than the metre of the song….” Among native instruments featured are the burari (flute), the dárombi (similar to a jew’s harp), tátaro (bundled panpipe), and búrubur (hour-glass-shaped drum). Liner notes provide an overview of the history and music of South New Guinea, track notes, pictures, and musical transcriptions.

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Track Listing

101	Badra of Mari and Djarai (1) Mixed group from Mari and Jarai villages at Buzi	01:53
102	Badra of Mari and Djarai (2) Mixed group from Mari and Jarai villages at Buzi	02:35
103	Badra of Mari and Djarai (3) Mixed group from Mari and Jarai villages at Buzi	03:39
104	Modern Dance Song from Dumir Mixed group from Dimiri village at Buzi	02:23
105	Badra Songs from Yauga Two men from Yauga	05:51
106	War Song from Buzi Group of men led by Guiga	01:14
107	Harvest Dance Song from Buzi (1) Group of men led by Guiga	01:04
108	Harvest Dance Song from Buzi (2) Group of men led by Guiga	00:55
109	Badra Song from Buzi (1) Group of men led by Guiga	00:58
110	Badra Song from Buzi (2) Group of men led by Guiga	00:57
111	Badra Song from Buzi (3) Amadu, Guiga, Yabba, and others	01:59
112	Badra Song from Buzi (4) Amadu, Guiga, Yabba, and others	02:26
113	Hunting Song from Buzi Amadu, Guiga, Yabba, and others	02:12
114	Burari (Flute) Solo (1) Subam	00:44
115	Burari (Flute) Solo (2) Girao	01:25
116	Burari (Flute) Solo (3) Geawag	01:07
117	Dárombi (Jew's Harp) Solo Amadu	04:00
118	Tátaro (Bundled Panpipe) Solo Amadu	03:07
119	Modern Dance Song from Buzi Amadu, Guiga, Yabba, and a group of children	02:22
120	Modern Dance Song by a Paroma Man Kerai from Parama	00:36
121	The Language of Dumir Guiga	01:20
122	The Owera Language Girl from Mabudawan	00:49
123	Old Song from the Oriama River Enossa Waiganna	01:09
124	Harvest Song from Buzi Amadu, Guiga, Yabba, and a group of children	02:06
125	Badra Song from Sigabadr Fifteen men with three drums, Sigabaduru	01:10
126	Slow Badra Song from Sigabadr Fifteen men with three drums, Sigabaduru	00:22