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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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Song-leader and men's choir, Kwaifalu
03:25
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102
Aeresuuga
00:47
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103
Utekn, Yuimuk
02:02
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104
Pak Supria, Pak Amat
03:12
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105
The Pinpeat Orchestra of Siemreap-Angkor, conducted by Prach Chhuon
04:04
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106
Phu Thao Tène, Thao Sene, Thao Seng, Thao Bunkeud
03:11
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107
The Lamas of the Nyingmapa Monastery of Dehra Dun
01:48
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108
O-Suwa-Daiko Ensemble, Daihachi Oguchi
03:14
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109
Totonac dance group from Papantla, Veracruz
03:35
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110
Group of Bororo men, Mato Grosso
01:15
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111
Baoulé men and women, Lolobo village, Yamoussoukro
03:42
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112
Two Ngbaka men
03:51
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113
Omar Yussof Traibi
03:26
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114
Evelyne Daoud
03:58
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115
Sufi Abu Bakr
03:39
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116
Folk ensemble of Alexeyevka village, Starosyniavs'kiy District, Khmelnytskyi
02:20
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117
Choir of the Mekhitarist Community of San Lazzaro
03:56
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118
Kudsi Erguner
03:59
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119
C. Genco, G. Genco, M. Lombardo, P. Mendola, G. Milazzo, G. Pace, A. Randazzo, C. Randazzo, R. Randazzo
03:13
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120
Good Friday procession participants, Assoro, Sicily
01:39