Music of Zaire, Vol. 2: Bodjaba, Bamwe, Djamba: Peoples of the Nigiri River

Music of Zaire, Vol. 2: Bodjama, Bamwe, Djamba — Peoples of the Ngiri River is a companion to Music of Zaire, Vol. 1: Libinza. In this 1970 recording, several tribes in the modern–day Democratic Republic of the Congo share both personal and political songs of their cultures with Jacques Jangoux. One Bodjaba woman sings of jealousy towards her husband’s other wife, and members of two tribes sing in support of President Mobutu, who would later become a notorious dictator. The liner notes include a map of the region, as well as photographs of the people and their musical instruments.

Please note that the liner notes for both volumes of Music of Zaire are the same.

Track Listing

101	Song with Drums (1)	Mosele Adrien	03:07
102	Jealousy Song	Likeme Therese	03:27
103	Mourning Song	Bodjaba woman, unaccompanied	03:09
104	Singing and Libeke Playing	Gbatoma Gaston	03:06
105	Song by Two Singers	Mokangi Samuel and Bokwe Gaston	03:04
106	Song with Drums (2)	Bodjaba men with drum	03:06
107	Song about President Mobutu	Bodjaba men with drum	03:06
201	Song from Libinza Village Bonianga	Mutundundu Fabien	02:48
202	Song from Libinza Village Bondongo	Bamwe woman, unaccompanied	01:48
203	Man Singing with Chorus of Children (1)	Male and female Djamba singers	01:30
204	Man Singing with Chorus of Children (2)	Male and female Djamba singers	02:08
205	Song by Three Women from Bomboma (1)	Female Bomboma singers	02:20
206	Song by Three Women from Bomboma (2)	Female Bomboma singers	02:29
207	Song by Three Women from Bomboma (3)	Female Bomboma singers	02:31
208	They Killed Me	Etulu Nicodeme	01:40
209	Kumbe kumbe: Song in Honor of President Mobutu	Mayuka Arnold	03:08