Musical Sources

First issued in 1971, Musical Sources is a collection of 30 compositions from the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music. The featured field recordings include rarely heard examples of music from the cultures of Indigenous peoples. Listeners will receive an introduction to music from around the world sung in native languages and performed on a variety of string, horn, wind, and percussion instruments from Asia to the Americas, Australia to Africa, and the Pacific Islands to Europe.

Track Listing

101	Indonesia: Kacapi suling: Semarang and Banjaran	Uking Sukri, Ono Sukarna, Iim Ibrahim	04:26
102	Laos: Lot fay tay lang (The Train Goes Down the Track)	Thao Salilath	03:09
103	Viet Nam: Coi-Giâu (The Tray of Betel)	Ba Manh, Tu Van, Son Ma, Van Tich	01:26
104	Hong Kong: Pu pu chiao (Graceful Steps of a Lovely Lady)	Hsiao Ming	04:10
105	China: Taizi you (The Prince's Voyage)	The Peartree Orchard (Liyuan Xi) opera troupe of Quanzhou	02:51
106	Mongolia: Music for the "Horse-Viele" - The Black Stallion Zhonon of the Khalka Mongols	D. Zhantsanchoy	02:21
107	Japan: Dai hannya tendoku e (excerpt)	The Buzan Division of the Shingon Sect	02:31
108	Japan: Suwa-ikazuchi (excerpt)	O-Suwa-Daiko ensemble, Oguchi Daihachi	01:31
109	Cameroon: The Water Drum (excerpt)	n/a	01:18
110	Côte d'Ivoire: Li fugo nyige (excerpt)	Bolonyen Orchestra	01:29
111	Central African Republic: Eci ameya (Song for the Cult of the Twins)	Ongo horns and jingles ensemble	01:48
112	Switzerland: Zäuerli Sung in the Inn	Ernst Pfändler	02:00
113	Sicily: La quarta spada (The Fourth Sword) - excerpt	Don S. Curatolo, R. Failla, G. Minardi, R. Sciacca, G. Catanzaro	02:32
114	France: Le retour du jardinier	Jean Blanchard, Musette Bechonnet	02:18
115	Ukraine: Arcan: "The Lasso"	Folk ensemble of song and dance "Vesselka" of the House of Culture of Dolina	03:07
116	Argentina: Toque abrapampeño	Mario Mendoza	02:01
117	Brazil: Roia kurireu (excerpt)	n/a	01:30
118	Canada: Melodic katajjait	n/a	00:57
119	Pakistan: Ghazal (excerpt)	The Sabri Brothers	03:34
120	North India: Raga darbari kanada: Jod (excerpt)	Ustad Asad Ali Khan, Pandit Gopal Das, Mohamed Saklain	02:32
121	India: Kajri	Hiralal Yadav and party	04:27
122	Tibetan Ritual: Invocation to the Goddess Yeshiki Mamo, Pt. II (excerpt)	The Lamas of the Nyingmapa Monastery of Dehra Dun	01:48
123	Azerbaijan: Mugam humayun (excerpt)	Bahram Mansurov	02:48
124	Turkey: Makam usshak (excerpt)	Kudsi Erguner	02:19
125	Iraq: Mukhalif: Maqam Iraqi (excerpt)	Muhammad H. Jrifani, Mullah Adnan Ensemble	03:03
126	Syrian Orthodox Church: Communion Chant: "He Whom the Seraphim Fear to Behold"	Deacons of the Church of the Virgin of Qamishli	05:02
127	Egypt: Samâ'î el-'aryân	The Takht Ensemble of Cairo	04:12
128	Algeria: Song of the Meherza with Tebel Drum (excerpt)	n/a	03:06
129	Solomon Islands: Faa ta gwouna	Au Sisile Panpipe Ensemble	01:52
130	Australia: Morning Star, Pigeon and Rain Songs (excerpt)	n/a	00:45