Voices of the Rainforest

Voices of the Rainforest is a recorded soundscape of a day in the life of the Kaluli people of Bosavi, Papua New Guinea. As the day progresses, one hears birds, water, insects and other ambient voices of the rainforest interspersed with Kaluli songs and instrumental sounds of work, leisure and ritual. The album was recorded with Mickey Hart's advanced field recording gear by anthropologist and ethnomusicologist Dr. Steven Feld. Feld’s closeness to the Kaluli people afforded him a unique recording opportunity, and the quality of the recording equipment yielded among the clearest aural experiences of the rainforest short of being there. For further information about the community that created this music, visit the Bosavi Peoples Fund website. Voices of the Rainforest was issued in 1991 as part of “THE WORLD” series (now part of the Mickey Hart Collection made available by Smithsonian Folkways).

RELATED RECORDING
Bosavi: Rainforest Music from Papua New Guinea recorded by Steven Feld

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Track Listing

101	From Morning Night to Real Morning	Steven Feld	04:28
102	Making Sago	Ulahi	05:37
103	Cutting Trees	Bosavi men cutting trees	07:55
104	Clearing the Brush	Ulahi	03:29
105	Bamboo Jew's Harp	Gaima	04:41
106	Relaxing by the Creek	Ulahi	05:50
107	From Afternoon to Afternoon Darkening	Steven Feld	06:25
108	Evening Rainstorm	Steven Feld	05:21
109	Drumming	Group of Bosavi drummers	04:28
110	Song Ceremony	Giwo, Wasio	02:55
111	From Night to Inside Night	Steven Feld	05:59