Catalog

The Pygmies of the Ituri Forest

Various Artists

Partially reissued with expanded track list and annotation in 1992 as Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 40401.

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Track Listing

101	Birds and Crickets, Bark Cloth Hammering	n/a	01:37
102	Elephant Hunting Song	n/a	03:03
103	Spear Song	n/a	03:05
104	Net-Hunting Song	n/a	03:13
105	Hunting Cries of Beaters	n/a	01:31
106	Honey Gathering Song	n/a	02:52
107	Animal-Dance Song	n/a	02:39
108	Pygmy Legend	n/a	01:02
109	Flute Duet	n/a	01:53
110	Lukembi and Voice	n/a	01:36
201	Pygmy Dance in Bantu Village	n/a	02:13
202	Bachelor Duet with Lukembi	n/a	01:36
203	Two Initiation Songs	n/a	02:59
204	Songs of the Alima	n/a	01:13
205	Lusumba Mocking Song (1)	n/a	01:55
206	Lusumba Mocking Song (2)	n/a	02:12
207	Lusumba Fire-Dance Songs (1)	n/a	02:03
208	Lusumba Fire-Dance Songs (2)	n/a	01:25
209	Lusumba Songs Sung on Occasions of Great Importance (1)	n/a	02:32
210	Lusumba Songs Sung on Occasions of Great Importance (2)	n/a	01:54
211	Song of Devotion to the Forest	n/a	01:38