Music of the Sudan: The Role of Song and Dance in Dinka Society, Vol. 2: Women's Dance Songs

Music is a dignified expression for the Dinka tribes of Southern Sudan. These are the songs of women. Scholar Dr. Francis Deng, himself a Dinka, explains that a woman often creates her identity through her description of the identity of her husband, often “prais[ing] her husband and through him herself with surprising snobbery.” Extensive liner notes include English translations.

Track Listing

101	Nainai Amou Nyok	04:08
102	I Sent My Message Amou Nyok	02:57
103	The Age Set of Deng Ngok Dinka woman, a wife of Paramount Chief Magak of Deng	02:36
104	The Youth of Abyei Ngok Dinka women and girls	01:38
105	I Have a Request Ngok Dinka women and girls	03:45
106	Our Age-Set Is an Age-Set Ngok Dinka women and girls	00:41
107	I Tell the Son of Ring Ngok Dinka woman	00:45
201	The Dream Ngok Dinka woman, a wife of the Paramount Chief	03:48
202	Our Circle Ngok Dinka woman, a wife of the Paramount Chief	03:54
203	Untitled Ngok Dinka women of Upper Nile	02:03
204	Untitled Ngok Dinka women of Upper Nile	00:53
205	Untitled Ngok Dinka woman of Upper Nile	01:18
206	Untitled (1) Ngok Dinka woman of Upper Nile	02:31
207	Untitled (2) Ngok Dinka man of Upper Nile	01:41
208	The Spreading Horns Ngok Dinka woman, a wife of the Paramount Chief	04:38