People at Prayer
People at Prayer is a 24-song collection of religious ritual, meditation, and devotion. Drawn from the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music, the selections come from around the world and feature a vast diversity of expression. In addition to songs and prayers from Christian churches, Islamic tradition, and Buddhist ritual, you can hear a ceremony of the Tepehuanes of Mexico, an Aka Pygmy invocation from the Central African Republic, a ceremony performed by the orchestra of the Cambodian Royal Palace, a bhajan (devotional song) sung by a wandering Hindu sadhu (holy man), and a hymn from the Oceania island republic Vanuatu. Liner notes provide an English translation of each title, as well as a brief history for each track.
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This album is part of the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music. More than 125 albums are being released by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings to make the series publicly available, including a dozen never-released albums of musical traditions from around the globe.
Track Listing
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Russia: The King of Heaven | The Choir of the Dormition Church of the Novodevichy Convent | 2:23 | |
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102
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Turkey: Saz Semaï in Makam Usshak (extract) | Kudsi Erguner, Pascal Quesnel, Nourredine Agoumi | 3:24 | |
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103
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Syrian Orthodox Church: Takhshifto, Sixth Mode (Shtithoyo, extract) | Syrian Orthodox Church | 4:15 | |
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104
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Syria: Islamic Ritual Zikr (extract) | Rifa'iyya Brotherhood of Aleppo | 3:08 | |
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105
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Yemen: Tahwîda and Khuwaîb (extract) | Salim Rijab al-Tahhan | 3:13 | |
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106
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Afghanistan (Herat): Na't | Sufi Abu Bakr | 3:37 | |
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107
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India: Bhajana | Devdas Raukatse (wandering Sadhu) | 4:26 | |
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108
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Tibet: Invocation to the Goddess Yeshiki Mamo, part I (extract) | The Lamas of the Nyingmapa Monastery of Dehra Dun | 1:45 | |
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109
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Cambodia: Pey Kêo | Orchestra of the Royal Palace | 2:46 | |
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110
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Laos: Pheng Phi Fa (extract) | Phu Thao Tène, Thao Seng, Thao Bunkeud | 5:04 | |
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111
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Japan: Dai Hannya Tendoku E (extract) | The Buzan Division of the Shingon Sect | 1:13 | |
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112
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Bali: Pendet | Gong Kebyar of Peliatan | 4:40 | |
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113
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Solomon Islands: Uunu | n/a | 2:49 | |
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114
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Vanuatu: Hymn No. 77 | n/a | 3:46 | |
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115
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Brazil: Roia Kurireu (extract) | The Bororo people | 1:46 | |
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116
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Chile: Song of the Alféreces and Dances of the Chinos | Guillermo Villalon, Oscar Villaon Vicencio | 2:06 | |
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117
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Mexico: La Susana | Tepehuanes | 3:07 | |
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118
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Cuba: Cantos de Altar | n/a | 4:02 | |
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119
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Madagascar: Zanaka Tromba (extract) | Paul Bert and son | 3:11 | |
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120
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Central African Republic: Mombimbi (extract) | n/a | 2:51 | |
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121
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Côte D'Ivoire: Music of a Guardian Spirit | Sakasso village | 3:55 | |
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122
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Portugal: Misericordia, Meu Deus | n/a | 1:25 | |
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123
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Corsica: Sanctus (extract of the Mass dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary) | Cantarini di Rusiu | 1:56 | |
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Sicily: Gloria | C. Genco, G. Genco, M. Lombardo, P. Mendola, G. Milazzo, G. Pace, A. Randazzo, C. Randazzo, R. Randazzo | 3:10 |