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Voices of the Rainforest

Various Artists
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

Visit mickeyhart.net for additional photos and videos from this album

Track Listing

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101
Steven Feld
04:28
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102
Ulahi
05:37
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103
Gigio, Wano, Sele, Seyaka, Ayasilo, Hingulu, and Deya of Bolekini village
07:55
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104
Ulahi
03:29
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105
Gaima
04:41
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106
Ulahi
05:50
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107
Steven Feld
06:25
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108
Steven Feld
05:21
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109
Gaso, Gigio, Sowelo, and Agale of Bolekini village
04:28
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110
Giwo, Wasio
02:55
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111
Steven Feld
05:59