Ethiopian Musics 1971 'Recorded by Ragnar Johson and Ralph Harrisson'
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description: These recordings were made in the Empire of Ethiopia in 1971. The music recorded in Addis Ababa uses masenko fiddles, craar and bagana lyres, washint flutes and kabaro drums.4 There is folk music played in Addis Ababa tej beit bars with vocals, craar, masenko, washint and kabaro, Ethiopian Christian songs accompanied by the bagana large 'Harp of David' and Mary Armede's craar accompanied Amharic sung poetry. There are Afar chants and flutes from the Danakil Desert, Anuak thumb piano, Nuer harp and dance drumming and a Fila Flute Dance from the Sudan and Kenya borderlands. A few words from the recordists: 'The recordings that Ragnar Johnson and Ralph Harrisson made in Ethiopia in 1971 have preserved the skill of the musicians and the beauty of the music for posterity. After more than fifty years the music lives on for the listener.' Tracklisting: Record 1 / CD1 1. Song about the beauty of women 3'28 Recorded on 2 July 1971, Addis Ababa. 2. Tej Beit song 3'23 Recorded 1 July 1971, Addis Ababa. 3. Bagana 3'09 Recorded 12 August 1971, Addis Ababa. 4. Love Song (Mary Armede) 13'44 Recorded 12 August 1971, Addis Ababa. 5. Drum Song (Jigsaw) 5'01 Recorded Addis Ababa, 12 July 1971. 6. He-le-le Ampapa (Dorze work song) 3'28 Recorded Addis Ababa, 14 July 1971. 7. Nuer Harp 3'06 Recorded Gambela, 23July 1971. 8. Anuak Toum (Sanza) 2'44 Recorded Gambela, 25 July 1971 9. Afar Flute. The hunting of the Oryx 1'41 Recorded Giwani, 30 July 1971. 10. Afar Jinele Divination 6'16 Recorded Giwani, 1 August 1971. 11. Fila Flute Dance 2'23 Recorded Gidole-Touch, 10 August 1971. Record 2 / CD2 1. Hold it in my stomache 3'39 Recorded Addis Ababa, 1 July 1971. 2. You sting my eyes 5'22 Recorded Addis Ababa, 2 July 1971. 3. Nawa Dorze song 3'37 Recorded Addis Ababa, 14 July 1971. 4. The Stork came down. War Song 2'23 Recorded AddisAbaba, ? July 1971. 5. Bagana Prayer to Angels 1'27 Recorded Addis Ababa, 12 August 1971. 6. Bagana My beloved Gabriel, my beloved St Michael 3'30 Recorded Addis A…
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