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Sierra Leone - Musiques Traditionelles 

1. Chant de louange avec petit luth et choeur de voix a bouche fermée 
2. Chant de louanges avec guitare et voix (Femme) 
3. Solo de flute foula 
4. Tambours temné (Société insourou) 
5. Chanteur de louanges avec harpe en calebasse 
6. Filles mandingo, hymne chrétien 
7. Xylophones karanko 
8. Tambours limba 
9. Femmes mendé, (Société boundou) 

Recorded 1976/77 


The traditions of the Fula griots and the Mende, Themne, Limba and 
Karanko drums, compose the present musical panorama. 


The first track is 10 minutes of a man singing, occasionally joined by 
another male singer, over a drone of repeated chords on an instrument 
that sounds much like a ukelele. The second track consists of a woman 
singing a somewhat more interesting line over an equally repetitious 
accompaniment played by what the notes identify as three guitars; but 
whose most notable characteristic for European trained ears is their 
non-Western standard tuning and tone color--rather restricted in upper 
overtones (dull) by our standards. The third track is a nine minute solo 
on a three holed flute; the construction of the piece results from the 
immediate repetition several times in succession of very small 
fragments--4, 5, or 6 note fragments. Track 4 is a village chant/dance, 
with drums, rattles and cowbells in a style that may well be familiar 
to anyone who has had a slight exposure to 'traditional African village music'. 
Track 5 is rather similar in nature, but with lutes, and not the best 
recording quality. Track 6 is a Christian Hymn sung by two schoolgirls. 
Track 7 is a xylophone and chant track; track 8 more chanting with drums 
and cowbells, very repetitious; track 8 is women singing with a rattle. 
There is a nice variety of instruments and styles; but not one track stands 
out as particularly fascinating. The collection demonstrates how different 
African and European music and aesthetics are; jazz, blues, and the like 
notwithstanding. 

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