Performer:

Ntiengou, Jean  Search this

Moungabio, Marie  Search this

Benazo, Antoinette  Search this

Niela, Pierrette-Roger  Search this

Samba, Jacques  Search this

Bassoumba, Gabriel  Search this

Recorder:

Duvelle, Charles  Search this

Field worker:

Duvelle, Charles  Search this

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Culture:

Congolese  Search this

Bembe (Congolese (Brazzaville) people)  Search this

Teke (African people)  Search this

Kongo (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Phonograph records

Place:

Congo

Mouyondzi (Congo (Brazzaville))

Kinkala (Congo (Brazzaville))

Ngambari (Congo)

Moandi (Congo)

Mandombe (Congo)

Louenga (Congo (Brazzaville))

Manga-Hamon (Congo (Brazzaville))

Date:

1966

Contents:

Chansons enfantines Ba-Bember (3:32) --Berceuse Ba-Lari (1:52) --Divertissement de femmes Ba-Lari (3:00) --Chant Ba-Lari avec accompagnement de vierle (2:14) --Complainte Ba-Lari avec accompagnement de pluriarc (2:18) --Chant de marche Ba-Lari avec accompagnement de sanza (2:44) -- Rercit chanter Ba-Bember avec accompagnement de luth (2:22) --rchestre de "massikoulou" Ba-Congo (5:04) -- Tambours Ba-Congo-Nserker (3:22) --Orchestre Ba-Lari avec tambour ar friction (3:18) --Ensemble de trompes Ba-Bember (2:20) --Choeur et trompes Ba-Bember (3:55).

Track Information:

101 Ba-Bembe Children's Songs / Zither,Sticks (Musical instrument),Can. Bembe language. 102 Ba-Lari Lullaby / Marie Moungabio. Rattle (Musical instrument). Ba-Lari. 103 Musical Recreation of Ba-Lari Women / Antoinette Benazo, Pierrette-Roger Niela. Kongo language. 104 Ba-Lari Song with Fiddle Accompaniment / Jacques Samba. Three-String violin. Ba-Lari. 105 Ba-Lari Lament with Bow-Lute Accompaniment / Gabriel Bassoumba. Bow lute. Ba-Lari. 106 Ba-Lari Walking Song / Gabriel Bassoumba. Mbira. Ba-Lari. 107 Ba-Bembe Sung Narrative with Lute Accompaniment / Jean Ntiengou. Ngoni. Bembe language. 201 Ba-Conko "Massikoulou" Orchestra / Bugle,Transverse horn,Timpani. Kongo language. 202 Ba-Conko-Nseke Drums / Rattle (Musical instrument),Drum. Kongo language. 203 Ba-Lari Orchestra with Friction-Drum / Timpani,Tin cans,Friction drum,Cylindrical drum. 204 Ba-Bembe Horn Ensemble / Transverse horn,Nsoni-bungu. 205 Ba-Bembe Choir and Horns / Transverse horn,Nsoni-bungu.

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-LP-1010 Ocora.35

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

Paris, France Ocora 1966

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Manga-Hamon (Congo (Brazzaville)), Louenga (Congo (Brazzaville)), Mandombe (Congo), Moandi (Congo), Ngambari (Congo), Kinkala (Congo (Brazzaville)), Mouyondzi (Congo (Brazzaville)), Congo.

General:

Program notes by the compiler in French with English translation on container and inserted ([3] p. : ill.). Performer(s): Songs and instrumental music performed by the Ba-Bembe, Ba-Congo, Ba-Congo-Nseke, and Ba-lari. Production notes: Recorded September 1966.

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.

Collection Rights:

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Topic:

World music  Search this

Zither  Search this

Sticks (Musical instrument)  Search this

Can  Search this

Rattle (Musical instrument)  Search this

Three-String violin  Search this

Bow lute  Search this

Mbira  Search this

Ngoni  Search this

Bugle  Search this

Transverse horn  Search this

Timpani  Search this

Drum  Search this

Tin cans  Search this

Friction drum  Search this

Cylindrical drum  Search this

Nsoni-bungu  Search this

Children  Search this

Women  Search this

Lullabies  Search this

Narrative  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-1010

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Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

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