#Folkways
28:29Yoruba Drums From Benin (1996, Smithsonian Folkways) - Part 1/2
Recorded in 1987
Featured here are the complex rhythms of the and drum ensembles used in Yoruba religious cult worship and divination. These Yoruban roots of urban Africa and Af
03:05Algeria: Song of the Meherza with tebel drum (excerpt)
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Algeria: Song of the Meherza with tebel drum (excerpt) · n/a
Musical Sources
℗ 2014 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
02:37Central African Republic: Dance music (extract)
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Central African Republic: Dance music (extract) · n/a
Dance and Festivity
℗ 2014 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1
03:53CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Dikoboda sombe (Hut song)
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Dikoboda sombe (Hut song) · n/a
Songs of the Earth: Astonishing and Rare Voices
℗ 2014 Smi
03:09Central African Republic: Piere
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Central African Republic: Piere · Gbaya men
Love Songs
℗ 2015 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1972 Auvidis-UNESCO
Relea
02:51CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Ye zame andero (war song)
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Ye zame andero (war song) · n/a
Songs of the Earth: Astonishing and Rare Voices
℗ 2014 Smi
02:35Elisa Diedhiou - "Aline Sitoe" (Official Audio)
Listen to the official audio of "Aline Sitoe" by Elisa Diedhiou from the upcoming Smithsonian Folkways album 'Ears of the People,' available February 3, 2023, on CD and digital.
01:34Music of Malagasy - Ceremonial Song
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Music of Malagasy - Ceremonial Song · n/a
Primitive Music of the World
℗ 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1962
02:24Sijam Bukan - "Mamba Sambou" (Official Audio)
Listen to the official audio of "Mamba Sambou" by Sijam Bukan from the upcoming Smithsonian Folkways album 'Ears of the People,' available February 3, 2023, on CD and digital.
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03:23The Bride (algerian folk song)
A chorus of women with a female soloist
Ethnic Folkways Library -- FE 4341
09:35Treasures of the CTMD Archive - Keba Cissoko
Keba Bobo Cissoko (1962-2003) was a master of the kora (gourd harp), and major exponent of the jaliya (hereditary singers/bard) tradition from Guinea Bissau. He was noted for an em