Ritual Music of Ethiopia

Undocumented and unreleased before this 1973 album, the music of nomadic tribes in Ethiopia such as the Ajuran, Hanafa, and Tigre is often sung with gasps and shouts, accompanied by both instruments—drum, one-string violin (masequo), five-string kvar, and flute (washint)—and vocalized trills. Music accompanies all types of dances, which are described in the liner notes along with the songs and information on the communities represented in the album’s music.

Track Listing

101	Kammba Drum Solo (Wallano tribe) / Woyisha cow horn (Wallano tribe)	Malko Bokie	02:16
102	Lembola (Hanafa tribe)	Sidama wedding singers near Hagere Selam	01:42
103	Borquekka, Ox Song (Gernu tribe) / Ox song and chant (Gernu tribe)	Gernu tribesman of Arba Minch	03:16
104	Washint Instrumental	Bebere Zenier, Asgerum Gebere, Beyene Hafte	04:13
105	Gojjam Endenesh (Where There Is Plenty of Honey)(Tigre tribe)	Tigre singers, dancers, musicians	04:15
106	Introduction of Man to Woman (Adjuran tribe)	Ajuran tribesmen	05:25
107	Giddle Instruments: "Hanata" (Horn) / Filla (Flute) / Mira (Pipes of Pan) / Filla (Flute) / Iolata (Horn)	Gidole musicians	04:34
108	Giddle Instrumental (Giddle tribe)	Gidole flute ensemble	02:56
109	Sabbath Service (Falashim tribe)	Beta Israel men and women, Ambovar	03:33
110	Hermana (Bringing the Cattle to the Water)(Borana tribe)	Borana women	02:58
111	Siyawe (Wedding Song)(Burgi tribe)	Burji woman with dancers, drummers, chorus	03:48
112	Guretta (Greeting Song)	Konso men and women	03:48