Music of the Sudan: The Role of Song and Dance in Dinka Society, Album One: War Songs and Hymns

Various Artists

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	Musicians in Khartoum	7:00
102	Abyei of Looc	Musicians in Khartoum	6:08
103	Mabong De Kir	Musicians in Khartoum	4:16
104	The White-Egret Headed	Musicians in Khartoum	3:21
105	Chief Kuath Ajok	Musicians in Khartoum	4:47
106	Do Not Abandon the Land	Musicians in Khartoum	1:57
107	The Tribe of Abyei	Musicians in Khartoum	1:35
201	The Feud	Musicians in Khartoum	3:03
202	What Confounds Me	Musicians in Khartoum	2:34
203	Garang Abak-Jang	Musicians in Khartoum	1:29
204	Juany De Yar	Musicians in Khartoum	2:06
205	The Tawny Age-Set	Musicians in Khartoum	3:01
206	Tell Conyom	Musicians in Khartoum	1:15
207	The Great Tribe	Musicians in Khartoum	1:25