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