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

101	Engili Drum	Unidentified Libinza man, solo drum	00:57
102	Mokoto Drum (1)	Unidentified Libinza man	00:32
103	Mokoto Drum (2)	Two Libinza boys, age twelve and fourteen	00:38
104	Lingote Drum	Unidentified Libinza man	00:41
105	Eketu Drum	Unidentified Libinza man	00:25
106	Ngomo Drum	Unidentified Libinza man	00:17
107	Mbonda Drum	Unidentified Libinza man	00:28
108	Mokumbe (Bell)	Unidentified Libinza man	00:31
109	Song: There Is a Lot of Noise...	Libinza men and women accompanied by drum	02:43
110	Song with Engili Drum	Mwamiokolo Camille	02:36
111	Song with Chorus: When We Die...	Mwamiokolo Camille	02:44
112	Song: You Have Killed My Father...	Libenge Camille	02:10
113	Song by Old Medicine-Woman	Nyabotuka Euphrasie	02:06
114	Circumcision Song (1)	Libinza men at village of Bobaka	02:21
115	Circumcision Song (2)	Libinza men at village of Bobaka	02:30
201	Songs of a Medicine-Man (1)	Makoka Jean	02:04
202	Songs of a Medicine-Man (2)	Makoka Jean	02:42
203	Song: I Have Been Ill...	Nyabitane Therese	01:56
204	Song: We Had the Visit of a European...	Mwalikumbi Marie	01:28
205	Song: I Am Hearing Bats Weeping...	Maluka Martin	02:20
206	Song: When There Is a Death...	Maluka Martin	02:06
207	Song: People Always Ask Me...	Nganda Augustin	02:22
208	Drums and Chorus of Crowd During Ceremony	Mwamutomboli Maria	00:59
209	Song: Each Time There Is an Argument...	Nyamwabela Adele	02:21
210	Song: A Man Called Mwayoba Says...	Mokwaka Albert	01:21
211	Song: I Used to Be a Good Pongo Player...	Liloko Michel	01:21