Music of the Sudan: The Role of Song and Dance in Dinka Society, Vol. 1: War Songs and Hymns

Here is an opportunity to explore two genres of traditional song from the Dinka tribes of southern Sudan. War songs speak to the Dinka’s courage and ferocity, although the singers claim they are never aggressors. Hymns "reflect man’s reaction to the cruelties of a world he does not understand,...his appeal to God, spirits, and ancestors for their assistance," according to Dinka scholar Dr. Francis Deng

Extensive liner notes include English translations.

Track Listing

101	The Tol Feared	Solo singers and chorus, Ngok Dinka of Upper Nile	07:00
102	Abyei of Looc	Solo singers and chorus, Ngok Dinka of Upper Nile	06:08
103	Mabong De Kir	Solo singers and chorus, Ngok Dinka of Upper Nile	04:16
104	The White-Egret Headed	Solo singer and chorus, Ngok Dinka of Upper Nile	03:21
105	Chief Kuath Ajok	Solo singer and chorus, Ngok Dinka of Upper Nile	04:47
106	Do Not Abandon the Land	Solo singer and chorus, Ngok Dinka of Upper Nile	01:57
107	The Tribe of Abyei	Solo singer and chorus, Ngok Dinka of Upper Nile	01:35
201	The Feud	Solo singers and chorus, Ngok Dinka of Upper Nile	03:03
202	What Confounds Me	Solo singers and chorus, Ngok Dinka of Upper Nile	02:34
203	Garang Abak-Jang	Solo singer and chorus, Ngok Dinka of Upper Nile	01:29
204	Juany De Yar	Solo singer and chorus, Ngok Dinka of Upper Nile	02:06
205	The Tawny Age-Set	Solo singer and chorus, Ngok Dinka of Upper Nile	03:01
206	Tell Conyom	Mixed chorus, Ngok Dinka of Upper Nile	01:15
207	The Great Tribe	Solo singer with chorus and percussion, Ngok Dinka of Upper Nile	01:25