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Music of Zaire, Vol. 1: Libinza - Peoples of the Ngiri River

Various Artists
Music of Zaire, Vol. 1: Libinza - Peoples of the Ngiri River

Music of Zaire, Vol. 1: Libinza — Peoples of the Ngiri River paints a musical picture of daily life in 1970 for the Libinza tribes in the modern–day Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photographer Jacques Jangoux captures the region’s unique percussion played for rituals of life and death in these field recordings. Each track offers an example of the politics and behavioral norms that shape the community. These songs share the perspectives of elders, young people, and those on the social outskirts of their tribes. The liner notes include a map of the region, as well as photographs of the people and their musical instruments.

This recording is a companion album to Music of Zaire, Vol. 2: Bodjaba, Bamwe, Djamba — Peoples of the Ngiri River (FW04242). Please note that the liner notes for both volumes of Music of Zaire are the same.

Track Listing

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Engili Drum Libinza drummers 00:57
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Mokoto Drum Libinza drummers 00:32
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Mokoto Drum Two Libinza boys about twelve and fourteen years old 00:38
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Lingote Drum - Lingoti Drum Libinza drummers 00:41
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105
Eketu Drum Libinza drummers 00:25
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106
Ngomo Drum Libinza drummers 00:17
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107
Mbonda Drum Libinza drummers 00:28
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108
Mokumbe - Bell Libinza drummers 00:31
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109
There Is a Lot of Noise Female and male singer 02:43
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110
Song with Engili Drum Mwamiokolo Camille, Female and male singers 02:36
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111
Song with Chorus: When We Die Mwamiokolo Camille, Female and male singers 02:44
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You Have Killed My Father Libenge Camille 02:10
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Song by an Old Medicine Woman Nyabotuka Euphrasie 02:06
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Circumcision Song Libinza male singers at Bobaka 02:21
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Circumcision Song Libinza male singers at Bobaka 02:30
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201
Song of a Medicine Man Makoka Jean with female and male singers 02:04
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202
Song of a Medicine Man Makoka Jean with female and male singers 02:42
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203
I Have Been Ill Nyabitane Therese 01:56
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204
We Had the Visit of a European Mwalikumbi Marie 01:28
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I Am Hearing Bats Weeping Maluka Martin 02:20
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When There Is a Death Maluka Martin 02:06
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207
People Always Ask Me Nganda Augustin 02:22
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Drums and Chorus of Crowd During Ceremony by Medicine Woman Mwamutomboli Maria 00:59
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Each Time There Is an Argument Nyamwabela Adele 02:21
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A Man Called Mwayoba Says Mokwaka Albert 01:21
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I Used to be a Good Pongo Player Liloko Michel 01:21