Music of the Jos Plateau and Other Regions of Nigeria

The Jos Plateau, located in Plateau State in central Nigeria, is a region known for being culturally diverse. In 1958–1959, Stanley Diamond, professor of anthropology at Syracuse University, conducted a series of field recordings of the music of nine tribal or linguistic groups native to the Plateau State and other regions of Nigeria. The first half of the album presents musicians of the Anaguta and Jarawa peoples, with the remaining six tracks featuring music from Ibibio, Angus, Tiv, Beri-Beri, Hansa-Fulani, and Ibo singers and musicians. Liner notes, written by Diamond, provide information about the recording of each track.

Track Listing

101	Anaguta: Flute Solo / Flute Duet / Flute Octet / Whistles and Voices	Anaguta flutists	08:58
102	Anaguta: Reed "Harp" - Two Selections	Male Anaguta harpist	02:39
103	Anaguta: Song with Molo / Song with Bourma	Male Anaguta musicians	01:45
104	Anaguta: "Oboe" Solo	Male Anaguta musician	01:06
105	Anaguta: Women with Mortar and Pestle / Drum Duet	Female Anaguta workers, two Anaguta male drummers	06:12
106	Jarawa: Music of a Celebration - Women's Chorus and Drums / Trumpets at End of Ceremony	Jarawa workers, female dancers, male drummers, horn players	05:00
201	Ibibio: Orchestra - Two Selections	Ibibio trumpet orchestra, drummers	04:03
202	Angas: Man Playing Whistle / Singing / Playing "Oboe"	Male Angas musician at an Anagusta compound	05:40
203	Tiv: Male Singers and Drummers / Song with Molo / Fiddle Solo	Three male Tiv musicians	05:29
204	Beri-Beri: Xylophone Orchestra	Itinerant worker-musicians	03:04
205	Hausa-Fulani: Singers with Dumbo / Gourmi Solo / Butcher's Drum	Male Hausa-Fulani musicians	04:03
206	Ibo: Drummers and Dancers / National Celebration	Ibo drum orchestras, singers, dancers	03:10