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The Music of the Diola-Fogny of the Casamance, Senegal

Various Artists
The Music of the Diola-Fogny of the Casamance, Senegal

Separated from the northern part of Senegal by the nation of Gambia and involved in a recent low–level insurgency against the Senegalese government, the Casamance region remains culturally and musically distinctive.

This field recording is a journey into the auditory world of the Jola people (Diola in French transliteration). The album includes incidental music, work songs, marriage and funeral songs, praise singing, and spontaneous recordings of a futamp circumcision ceremony recorded from several different positions in the crowd. Many of the musical styles presented here, which were recorded in the early 1960s, remain essentially the same today. Liner notes include photos and descriptions of Jola culture, details of the recording contexts, and annotated lyrics for several tracks.

Track Listing

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Bakari Badji
03:46
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102
Bakari Badji and field workers
03:53
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103
Bakari Badji and field workers
04:13
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104
Jinkoly Sane with singers and wedding celebrants, Dakar
12:01
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105
Futampaf festival participants
02:06
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106
Futampaf festival participants, Biti Biti
06:12
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107
Futampaf festival participants, Tandine
03:09
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108
Singers and drummers at a funeral, Guinal
07:37
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109
Aka Jeme and chorus, Sitoukene
02:08
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110
Singers and drummers at a funeral, Niankitte
03:05