Chants Wagogo

Since the first time that I heard music of the Wagogo (Gogo) people I have been completely bewildered by and addicted to their amazing music. Included in this post is the Inedit album which first introduced me to their music and the Ocoras that I subsequently bought after hearing it. The Ocoras have the liner notes included but since I do not own the Inedit album I was not able to scan the booklet and I have re-uploaded it since the original post has been deleted. VDE Gallo also have released an album of Gogo music which I will one day buy and share too!

Tanzanie. Masumbi, Wagogo Entertainment Music 

 Tanzanie. Chants Wagogo

Tanzanie. Chants Des Wagogo Et Des Kuria

Ocora Radio France/One

Liner notes included for each album.

Jouir!

Burundi. Musiques Traditionnelles

Gabon. Musique Des Pygmees Bibayak

Guinee. Les Peuls Du Wassolon

Ethiopie. Polyphonies Ari

Georgie. Chants De Travail. Chants Religieux

Disc One And Liner Notes

Disc Two

Iran. Vol. 1 

Iran. Vol. 2

Iran. Vol. 3

Inde. Rajasthan. Musiciens Professionnels Populaires

Inde Du Nord. Pandit Balaram Pathak

Inde Du Sud. L. Subramaniam En Concert

Sri Lanka. Musiques Rituelles Et Religieuses

Les Musiques Du Ramayana, Vol. 1. India

Les Musiques Du Ramayan, Vol. 2. Cambodge

Les Musiques Du Ramayana, Vol. 3. Bali/Sunda

Uganda And Other African Nations. Feast Of The Savanna

Recorded between 1970 and 1987 in Uganda, Togo, Cameroon, Mali and Senegal. Excerpts can be heard here. Liner Notes included.

Uganda. Feasts Of The Savannah

Zambia. The Songs Of Mukanda

"Every society needs some form education to transform children into adults, as well as some means of formally distinguishing the immature from the mature. For the Luvale, this function is performed by Mukanda. Mukanda begins with all-night singing and dancing, accompanied by four drums, in the village centre. Men and women of all ages gather from nearby villages, creating a crowd of several hundred people. The next day, the novices are led into the bush to be circumcised and begin their period of seclusion. The adults clear a space in the bush and construct a large enclosure of branches and leaves where the boys sleep. During their seclusion, the novices live under a variety of restrictions and taboos. They learn the secrets of mukanda from adult guardians (vilombola), who also train the novices in the skills they need for daily life. The novices live in seclusion for about one month, the time it takes their circumcision wounds to heal. When the seclusion period ends, the novices are led to the river, where they undergo a purification ceremony (kulyachisa). The training ends with a final ceremony. The boys officially return from the bush, accompanied by singing and dancing that continues all night." Recorded between 1982 and 1984 and features the musical aspects of the novices' lives during the seclusion period. Excerpts can be heard here. Liner Notes included. 

The Songs Of Mukanda

Spirit Of African Sanctus

Recorded by David Fanshawe between 1969 and 1973. Something I have noticed from other albums he has recorded, is that he seems to be great at recording incredible songs and only showing you short excerpts of them. He does this on nearly every song on this album and on another album I have heard recorded by him (Kenya & Tanzania: Witchcraft & Ritual Music). This CD is still available and part of the royalties go to Survival International, an organisation that campaigns for the rights of indigenous people, so even if you can only donate $5, please make a donation to them here! It will only take you a minute. This is still a great album with amazing songs, but I think it should have been released on a few discs so that the music could be treated with proper respect and be listened to in full. Excerpts can be heard here. Liner Notes Included.

Spirit Of African Sanctus