Music of the Jos Plateau and Other Regions of Nigeria

Various Artists

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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.

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101	Music of the Anaguta and Jarawa: Flute Solo / Flute Duet / Flute Octet / Whistles and Voices (medley)	Anaguta flutists	8:58
102	Music of the Anaguta and Jarawa: Reed "Harp"- Two Selections	Male Anaguta harpist	2:39
103	Music of the Anaguta and Jarawa: Song with Molo / Song with Bourma (medley)	Male Anaguta musicians	1:45
104	Music of the Anaguta and Jarawa: "Oboe" Solo	Male Anaguta musician	1:06
105	Music of the Anaguta and Jarawa: Women with Mortar and Pestle / Drum Duet (medley)	Female Anaguta workers, two Anaguta male drummers	6:12
106	Music of the Anaguta and Jarawa: Music of a Celebration - Women's Chorus and Drums / Trumpets at End of Ceremony (medley)	Jarawa workers, female dancers, male drummers, horn players	5:00
201	Music Recorded in and around the City of Jos and Some Other Parts of Nigeria: Ibibio Orchestra - Two Selections	Ibibio trumpet orchestra, drummers	4:03
202	Music Recorded in and around the City of Jos and Some Other Parts of Nigeria: Angus Man, Playing Whistle / Singing / Playing "Oboe" (medley)	Male Angas musician at an Anagusta compound	5:40
203	Music Recorded in and around the City of Jos and Some Other Parts of Nigeria: Tiv, Male Singers and Drummers / Tiv, Song with Molo / Tiv, Fiddle Solo (medley)	Three male Tiv musicians	5:29
204	Music Recorded in and around the City of Jos and Some Other Parts of Nigeria: Beri-Beri Xylophone Orchestra	Itinerant worker-musicians	3:04
205	Music Recorded in and around the City of Jos and Some Other Parts of Nigeria: Hausa-Fulani, Singers with Dumbo / Gourmi Solo / Butcher's Drum (medley)	Male Hausa-Fulani musicians	4:03
206	Music Recorded in and around the City of Jos and Some Other Parts of Nigeria: Ibo, Drummers and Dancers / National Celebration (medley)	Ibo drum orchestras, singers, dancers	3:10

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