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Ritual Chant and Music

Various Artists
Ritual Chant and Music Ritual Chant and Musicis a compilation of recordings from across the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music. Representing cultures from around the globe, the album includes funeral rites, harvest celebrations, and religious ceremonies.  Highlights include a Javanese mountain song played on the tarawangsa, a rare two-stringed fiddle, performed in a harvest ritual dedicated to the rice goddess; a Ukrainian wedding song sung during the unbraiding of a young bride’s hair; and an Afghan na’tsung in praise of the Prophet Mohammad. The liner notes provide descriptions of the recordings featured in this superb collection.

Track Listing

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Solomon Islands: Uunu Fataleka male singer with choir and rattle accompaniment 03:25
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Solomon Islands: Solo on the Susuku Bundle Panpipe Aeresuuga 00:47
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Australia: Women's Wu-ungka Songs (excerpt) Utekn, Yuimuk 02:02
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Java: Tarawangsa (excerpt) Pak Supria, Pak Amat 03:12
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Cambodia: Phlèng Khlom (excerpt) The Pinpeat Orchestra of Siemreap-Angkor, conducted by Prach Chhuon 04:04
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Laos: Pheng Phi Fa (excerpt) Phu Thao Tène, Thao Sene, Thao Seng, Thao Bunkeud 03:11
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Tibetan Ritual: Invocation to the Goddess Yeshiki Mamo (excerpt) The Lamas of the Nyingmapa Monastery of Dehra Dun 01:48
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Japan: O-fune-matsuri nerikomi bayashi O-Suwa-Daiko Ensemble, Daihachi Oguchi 03:14
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Mexico: Son de la Media Bamba Totonac dance group, Juan Martinez Juarez 03:35
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Brazil: Marido paru (excerpt) Bororo men singing while preparing the marido 01:15
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Côte d'Ivoire: Dance of the Elephant Mask Lolobo villagers, Yamoussoukro subprefecture 03:42
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112
Central African Republic: Ze ze ze kuluze Two Ngbaka men singing accompanied by ngombi (harp) and kpolo (double bell) 03:51
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Yemen: Zar Omar Yussof Traibi 03:26
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Syria: Akh Tagorye H'achirye (excerpt) Evelyne Daoud 03:58
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Afghanistan (Herât): Na't Sufi Abu Bakr 03:39
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Ukraine: Why Do You Weep, Why Do You Lament? Folk ensemble of Alexeevka village in the Starosiniaski district of the Khmelnitski region 02:20
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Armenia: Ourah ler sourp yeghehetzi Choir of the Mekhitarist Community of San Lazzaro 03:56
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Turkey: Pesrev in makam Bayati (excerpt) Kudsi Erguner 03:59
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Sicily: Gloria C. Genco, G. Genco, M. Lombardo, P. Mendola, G. Milazzo, G. Pace, A. Randazzo, C. Randazzo, R. Randazzo 03:13
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Sicily: Invocations of the Nudi and of the Faithful Good Friday procession participants, Assoro, Sicily 01:39