Cuba - CDs
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ECHUN
OKIRY – Güiro for Elegguá
Music of Santería, Live Ceremonial Afro-Cuban Music. Santería ceremony to honor and evoke Elegguá. |
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GÜIRO FOR OCHÚN AND YEMAYÁ
A recording of an authentic Santería ritual for 2 orishas; Ochún, the goddess of love and Yemayá, the goddess of the Oceans and mother of all the orishas. |
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RELIGIOUS
MUSIC OF PALO MONTE
A Cajón Ceremony. Live Afro-Cuban Music.Palo Monte ceremony in Havana. |
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TAMBOR FOR OBATALA
Music of Santería, Live Ceremonial Afro-Cuban Music. Ceremony is for Obatalá, the creator of humans and King of the Orishas. |
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Andrés Chacón & Iré
Iré In this three CD box set, the late great Andrés Chacón plays Lukumi, Abakua and Arara styles with his group Iré Iré. Recorded live at his home in La Havana, Cuba 2001. A bilingual (English & Spanish) 28 page full color booklet with notes, interviews (with Andrés Chacón) and photos is included! |
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OMÍ
INÁ & OBBARA
Cajón Espíritual Two Afro-Cuban folkloric groups drumming and singing in their homes in Havana, Cuba. |
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OBINÍ BATÁ CUBA: Conjunto Feminino
de percusión, canto y danza This DVD is a live recording of a performance given by Obiní Batá, the first group of females in Cuba, to play the batá drums profesionally. |
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PALO DE MUERTO - Bolo, Guivo y Su Grupo
Incredible recording from a historic location of an almost forgotten musical tradition. The music, 'Palo de Muerto' (Palo of the Dead) is used at wakes and funerals. |
Released by Earthcds Partners
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FIESTA DE PALO - Santa Marta Dominadora
Live recording of a celebration in honor of Santa Marta la Dominadora in the deep south of the DR. Traditional & religious themes mixing the sacred & profane. |
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FIESTA EN BANICA - Virgen del Carmen
Live recording of the yearly celebration in honor of the Virgen del Carmen, in Banica, a tiny hamlet on the border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. |
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CLARA - Mystere Frontiere
Clara sings in "Fiestas de Palo", her powerful voice leads the drums and the choir constantly evoking the spirits or her religion. A mix of traditional Dominican and Haitian Lwa songs both in Spanish and in Creole. |
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PAPIRO Y SU GRUPO
Rural Merengue Tipico This group arrived on horse back hanging their instruments over the saddle. Papiro plays at fiestas, birthday parties, and dances in a remote rural area of the DR. |
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ARMANDO ROSARIO - Rural Merengue Tipico
Locally well known accordionist, his style is somewhat more daring than Papiro's and he is famous for improvising entire songs in honor of the people contracting him. |
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MISTERIOS
A journey in the complex and mysterious world of Vudu filmed in New York, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Live footage of real rituals and ceremonies as well as many interviews show an inside and intimate view of a usually private and secretive tradition. Incredible video and sound quality coupled with great editing puts this DVDÂ in a league of its own! Filmed and produced by Giovanni Savino. Released by Earthcds Partners |
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CULTURE OF PALO
Palo Music and Oral Traditions from the Dominican Republic, 'The Culture of Palo', aspires to be a humble archival collection of all the marvelous musical-religious expressions encountered in the course of filming 'MISTERIOS' that for editorial, timing and formatting reasons was not possible to include. Anthropologists, ethnomusicologists and the general public will find this work entertaining and educational. This DVD helps preserve at least a small part of this rapidly disappearing and mutating oral tradition. Released by Earthcds Partners |
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DURBAR PROCESSION IN CAPE COAST
A parade and celebration of the Chiefs and Queen Mothers in the streets of Cape Coast, Ghana. |
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BEIGU NEEYO – Remembering the Chiefs
An oral history ceremony of the Dagomba people in Ghana. |
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NAGASVARAM
Wedding Music of India Nadaswaram is the music and instrument played during the wedding ceremony of South Indian Hindus. Recorded live during an actual wedding in Madurai, India by Dan Rein. |
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IRAN This recording contains traditional Iranian music on setar and santur, two styles of Kurdish music, various styles from the Turkman of North Eastern Iran, and a solo piece for ney. Beautiful and enchanting CD tracks are accompanied by short descriptions in the liner notes. |
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ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE MOUNTAIN
Frank M. Chipasula recites poems taking us on a tour of many sites of politcal assassinations, massacres and murders in Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, S. Africa and Angola. |
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MALI DRUMS: OLD MASTERS
Traditional, "old school" Bambara-based djembe arrangements put together by master drummer Aruna Sidibe. Recorded just outside of Bamako in Mali! |
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MALI DRUMS: YOUNG GUNS
'New school', Bambara-based djembe music played by the younger generation. Arrangements by young master drummer Siaka Doumbia. |
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BOBO MUSIC OF MALI
Traditional 'Bobo' music recorded in Mali by Michael Pluznick. Two groups playing gourd drums and balaphones that sound amazing! |
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MUSIC OF MALI: DIDADEE
Didadi is from the Bougouni circle in Mali's Sikasso region. It is played for end-of-the-year holidays or various celebrations and festivals. |
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PIGEONS DU SABLE
Gnawa chants, a ritual music that was brought to Morocco from slaves of Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the trance inducing chants that makes this CD great. |
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LIVE YOUR LIFE - Featuring SABU
Classic recording (remastered) of the Legandary SABU from Bluefields, Nicaragua. CD extra with videos! |
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LUIS CASAL - HOMAGE TO PANAMA
A beautiful portrait of several of the Afro-Panamanian rhythms found on the Peninsula of Azuero in Panama, produced to help rescue the Panamanian folk violin. |
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MUSIC OF SIERRA LEONE, VOLUME 1
Temne of Banda Wharf Recorded live in the coastal area known as Lungi. 12-page booklet includes color photographs, song translations, background information and an interview transcript. |
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MUSIC OF SIERRA LEONE, VOLUME 2
Temne of Suctarr Lyrical themes reflecting on the life experiences and living conditions including an acute awareness of the poverty but also the importance of family and faith in God. |
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MUSIC OF SIERRA LEONE, VOLUME 3
Sorie Kondi Blind musical genius and a cultural treasure, an innovator who taught himself how to play a little-known traditional instrument (the kondi) at the age of 15. |
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MUSIC OF SIERRA LEONE, VOLUME 4
Dances of the Secret Societies Music of the secret female society called Bundu, the most influential and prolific of the societies. Ceremonial songs and festive songs, but all the music is made for dancing. |
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MUSIC OF SIERRA LEONE, VOLUME 5
Susu of Lungi Stellar Susu singers, balangi players and percussionists play music with roots in Guinea on the balangi, a xylophone with gourds mounted underneath the keys. |
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MUSIC OF SIERRA LEONE, VOLUME 6
Mende of Moyamba The Salina Cultural Dance Troupe formed at a refugee camp during the civil war. They sing in Mende and play with exciting rhythmic variations & irresistible grooves. |
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MUSIC OF SIERRA LEONE, VOLUME 7
Folk Songs of Sherbro Island Sheriff sings in Mende, Krio, and Sherbro, while strumming his konigai and beating a large box with his heel. Fai adds rhythmic fervor with the kowi drum and a tin pan. |
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MUSIC OF SIERRA LEONE, Anthology
Collection of songs from the first seven volumes. A perfect introduction giving you one or two samples of each volume and some extras that you won't find anywhere else. |
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Sorie Kondi: Without Money, No Family
Studio recording of blind musician Sorie Kondi in Tintafor, Sierra Leone. Proposed by Pa Sorie himself, an album that stands to become an all-time favorite. |
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DERVISH SUFI CHANTS & SONGS
Sufi musicians sing beautiful gazels (vocal improvisations) about their Master's life and death as well as prayers for inner peace, happiness and love. |
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