Tanzania-Various Artists - Music of Tanzania (2LP)

 

artist 
  Tanzania-Various Artists
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title 
  Music of Tanzania (2LP)
 
country 
  Tanzania
 
mainstyle 
  Traditional
 
style 
 
 
label 
  Sublime Frequencies
 
year 
  2015
 
length 
 
 
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Music of Tanzania is a spectacular collection of field recordings gathered by Laurent Jeanneau between December 1999 and March 2000. This debut volume of Sublime Frequencies' exploration of indigenous Tanzanian music compiles sacred and profane songs and dances of the Hadza, Datoga, and Makonde people. Highlights include stoned ecstatic dancing in a Hadza encampment; a drunken celebration of preteen sexual initiation from a Makonde fishing village; baboon imitations performed on the malimba; electrified Islamic trance percussion; and useful tips for amateur hyrax hunters. Many of these poignant, exhilarating performances come from dwindling minority groups whose way of life stretches back to the Stone Age, and who are capable of creating breathtaking music with anything from agricultural tools to tin cans and plastic tubes. Laurent Jeanneau is absolutely fearless in his pursuit of rare, exceptional and vibrant performances. He views his ongoing documentation of ethnic minority music as an act of resistance to globalization, state-sanctioned "peasant traditions," and cultural homogeneity, and accordingly spends months living under harsh and dangerous conditions in order to capture impromptu performances in their everyday cultural context. Using this method, Jeanneau has self-produced almost 100 albums preserving threatened musical traditions from some of the most remote regions on earth, in addition to compiling multiple volumes for Sublime Frequencies. This limited edition double LP tip-on gatefold package includes striking photographs by James Stephenson and detailed liner notes by Jeanneau.

 
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Tracks:
LP 1
01 Sitoti Plays Malimba I 02 :17
02 Sitoti Plays Malimba II 06 :07
03 Malimba and Song 03 :03
04 Sitoti Plays Malimba and Sings 02 :55
05 Zeze and Song 05 :01
06 Hadza Epeme I 08 :28
07 Hadze Epeme II 01 :48
08 Hadze Berimbau 04 :21
09 Datoga Troubadour 03 :34
10 Datoga Dance 02 :14
LP 2
01 Makonde Ceremony 22 :04
02 Muslim Ceremony I 03 :36
03 Muslim Cermony II 16 :42

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