Music of Equatorial Africa Four 3331/3 RPM 1948 Folkways Records Album, Pics
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I'm not sure of the details, but I think that these are 33 1/3's. The condition looks great to me, but I'm no expert, so I called them "near mint". Please contact me with specific questions if you're interested.
From the Insert: ETHNIC FOLKWAYS LIBRARY EFL-1402 COPYRIGHT JAN. 1949.
Music of Equatorial Africa with an Introduction by Harold Courlander
List of Songs from the Front: Badoama Paddlers'Songs, N'Goundy Songs; Mboko Songs; Okandi Women's Song; Baya Dance Yasva Marimbas; Bonglli Work Song; Pomo Peramulating Chant; Babinga Pigmy Chorus; Babinga Dance; Kouyou Medicine Song; Kouyou Women's Dance. Recorded by Andre Didier on location, Ogoue Congo Expedition in French Equatorial Africa.
From the intro: ""The over-all picture is that of a high degree of sophistication and musical learning. The drums carry not only complicated rhythmic patterns, but melodic lines -- often in counterpoint. Since much African music is in a sense action converted into auditory terms, rhythms are likely to predominate. Music is used for dancing, for parading, for marching, for working, and for ritual activities. It is frequently an interpretation of these physical acts, as well as accompaniment or encouragement...."
