Various Artists
The Music of Africa Series - Musical Instruments 5. Xylophones
Kaleidophone (US) 1972
KMA 5 (LP)
sleeve : VG+(SPSE: 3cm crack on top, collapse on two corners, dirts.)
media : EX/EX(some slightly noises. some very slightly hairlines that does not affect to sounds.)
Released in 1972 as the 5th installment of the album series "The Music of Africa," curated by the non-profit organization The International Library of African Music based in Washington, USA. This collection features field recordings of African folk music and was recorded on-site by the organization's founder, British ethnomusicologist Hugh Tracy, who had been conducting field recordings since the 1920s. This work features performances of the xylophone, a keyboard percussion instrument, found across a broad region of Central/Southern Africa, including Uganda, Kampala, Congo, Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique. The recording allows listeners to experience the intricate interplay of monotonous rhythms that had a significant impact on the birth of minimal music in Western contemporary music. Highly recommended for its fantastic content.
A3: Ganda “Nandikulamude”
A9: Luba “Mutomboko” and “Luwendo”
B3: Chopi “Msitso we Mbidi”