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Songs of the Earth: Astonishing and Rare Voices

Various Artists
Songs of the Earth: Astonishing and Rare Voices The human voice is not only the world's oldest musical instrument, but also the most portable, and it can be used in countless ways. This compilation of songs provides nineteen diverse examples.Selected from across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America, Oceania, and Africa, these recordings represent unique vocal arts traditions, including Mongolian overtone singing, Swiss yodeling, an Inuit repetition-based singing game, and Sudanese call-and-response. With songs about love and war, music for religious ceremony and entertainment, and performances that range from quiet soloists to a raucous 250-person vocal percussion ensemble, the album shows the versatility of the human voice as an instrument. This album is part of the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music.

Track Listing

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Mohin ud din Dagar, Amin ud din Dagar
05:10
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102
Singers of Peliatan
02:07
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103
Kiyo Kurokawa, Teru Nishizama
02:10
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104
Sundui
01:49
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105
Nazira Baïjanova
02:20
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106
Rifa'iyya Brotherhood of Aleppo
03:28
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107
Evelyne Daoud
04:50
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108
Rosa Jouk, Lioudmilla Tchijouk, Maria Dorodko
02:00
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109
Tatiana Orlenin, Nadeshda Shogol
02:07
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110
Ianka Rupkina, Stoian Vielichkov
03:57
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111
Ernst Pfändler
02:21
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112
Elijah Pudloo Mageeta, Qaunak Martha Meekeega, Napache Samaejuk Pootoogook, Napache Etidloie Toonoo
02:02
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113
Chorus of women and girls, Kwaifalu
02:37
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114
Ngoni girls and women from Lizulu village, Ntcheu District
04:13
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115
Gumuz women with sangwa and gourd, Sheneisha
02:33
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116
Young Aka woman
03:54
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117
Mvrele ensemble
04:24
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118
Five Banda Linda elders
02:51
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119
Two Somba girls singing while pounding millet
03:00