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	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	You Have Killed My Father	Libenge Camille	02:10
113	Song	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	Song (1)	Makoka Jean	02:04
202	Song (2)	Makoka Jean	02:42
203	I Have Been Ill	Nyabitane Therese	01:56
204	We Had the Visit of a European	Mwalikumbi Marie	01:28
205	I Am Hearing Bats Weeping	Maluka Martin	02:20
206	When There Is a Death	Maluka Martin	02:06
207	People Always Ask Me	Nganda Augustin	02:22
208	Drums and Chorus of Crowd During Ceremony by Medicine Woman	Mwamutomboli Maria	00:59
209	Each Time There Is an Argument	Nyamwabela Adele	02:21
210	A Man Called Mwayoba Says	Mokwaka Albert	01:21
211	I Used to be a Good Pongo Player	Liloko Michel	01:21