1 audio disc (49 min. 41 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Note
Songs of the Bambute pygmies and other tribes of the Ituri forest of eastern Zaire.
Event
Field recordings of the Mbuti Pygmies of the Ituri rain forest in Zaire made by Colin M. Turnbull.
Note
Originally released in 1961.
Compact disc.
Notes by Turnbull ([3] p.) inserted in container.
Contents
Mbuti. Elephant song (2:43) ; Leaf-carrying song (4:12) ; Agba'a (2:57) ; Hunting song (7:08) ; Honey-gathering song (5:23) ; Clementine (Batwa Pygmoids) (1:44) -- Lese. Harp song (Lese) (0:56) ; Song of men and women (3:26) ; Marriage celebration song (1:01) -- Bera. Song accompanied by nzenze (stick zither) (6:30) ; Dance song of the women (1:51) ; Skipping song of the women (0:29) ; Funeral song (2:35) ; Men's song of praise (1:53) -- Nyari. Song with harp accompaniment (3:32) ; Song of old men with sanza accompaniment (2:02).