Various Artists - The Kankobela of the Batonga Vol. 2
After the seven masters presented on the Vol. 1 album, here are eleven more old masters, with more otherwordly songs, deep buzzing and mesmerizing time patterns..(read more)
Label: SWP Records / SWP039
Artist: Various Artists
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: African, Traditional, World Music.
Various Artists - Secular Music from Uganda
Uganda 1950, ’52, recordings by Hugh Tracey.Twinned with our album of Ugandan court music SWP 008, this cd features music by the people for the people, fo..(read more)
Label: SWP Records / SWP024
Artist: Various Artists
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: African, Field Recordings, Traditional, World Music.
Various Artists - Tanzania Instruments
Tanganyika 1950, recordings by Hugh Tracey.Features master-musicians playing some of the many instruments that were to be found in this large country, in both i..(read more)
Label: SWP Records / SWP022
Artist: Various Artists
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: African, Field Recordings, Traditional, World Music.
Various Artists - Tswana and Sotho Voices
Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, 1951-’59, recordings by Hugh Tracey.Zulu singing may be well known nowadays, but the voices of two neighbouring peoples â..(read more)
Label: SWP Records / SWP017
Artist: Various Artists
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: African, Field Recordings, Traditional, World Music.
Olivia Wyatt - Staring into the sun
In 2009, filmmaker/photographer Olivia Wyatt traveled to Ethiopia to document to visit 13 tribes, whose performances Staring Into the Sun documents in a DVD, a ..(read more)
Label: Sublime Frequencies / SF065
Artist: Olivia Wyatt
Medium: Book+DVD+CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: African, Documentary.
Orchestre National "A" De La Republique Du Mali - L’Orchestre National “A” De La Republique Du Mali
Beautiful Mali music from formation “A” of L’Orchestre National – one of a pair of groups organized as the National Orchestra for Mali in th..(read more)
Label: Mississippi Records / MR-076
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: African, Pop, Vinyl.
Group Doueh - Beatte Harab
This (third) LP showcases a different side to Group Doueh’s far reaching arsenal of sounds. The songs represented on this album adhere to the roots of Sah..(read more)
Label: Sublime Frequencies / SF063
Artist: Group Doueh
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: African, Vinyl, World Music.
Various Artists - Kenyan Songs & Strings
Recorded 1950 and 1952. The selection of music here is comprised of a capella choirs and songs accompanied by string instruments. Except for two guitar tracks a..(read more)
Label: SWP Records / 30
Artist: Various Artists
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: African, Field Recordings, Strings, Traditional.
Various Artists - Lesotho Calling: Lesiba and sekhankula music
Recorded in 2006. The lesiba is a fantastic instrument: a mouthbow that is blown rather than struck or plucked, an ancient Khoi instrument that survives only in..(read more)
Label: SWP Records / 33
Artist: Various Artists
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: African, Field Recordings, Traditional.
