Collection : Folk Music of Ethiopia [4 Disques]

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Title
Folk Music of Ethiopia [4 Disques]
Document status
Published
Recording context
A préciser
Recording period
Year published
1951
Access type
metadata
Corpus
Folkways Records et Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Geographic and cultural informations

States / nations
Erythrée, Ethiopie
Populations / social groups
Ethiopien, Soudanais

Legal notices

Recordist
Courlander, Harold
Publisher
Folkways Records (1948-1987), New York, USA
Publisher collection
Ethnic Folkways Library
Booklet author
Courlander, Harold
Publisher reference
EFL 1405 (01460-01463)
Bibliographic references
Folk music of Ethiopia. - New York : Folkways Records, [between 1949 and 1951]. - 4 sound discs : analog, 78 rpm ; 10 in.
Notes : Series : Ethnic folkways library. - Chanté et joué par des musiciens natifs. - Recorded in Ethiopia and Eritrea. - Field recordings in Ethiopia and Eritrea by Harold Courlander.
Contents : Oh my country -- Flute solo -- Tcherawata solo -- I beg you, heart -- 'Mbilta -- Masonquo solo -- Love song -- Song of praise -- Song to the emperor -- Sudanese walking songs.


Legal rights
Restreint (enregistrement édité)

Archiving data

Code
CNRSMH_E_1952_005_010
Old code
DI.1952.005.010
Mode of acquisition
Achat (crédit Musée de L'Homme)
Record author
A renseigner
Secondary edition
Non
Comments
Modalité d'acquisition : Acquisition du Musée de l'Homme.
Folk Music of Ethiopia
Various Artists FW04405 / FE 4405 / Recorded in the Tigrai and Shoa Provinces and in the Gura Valley, this collection of Folk Music of Ethiopia actually represents not only Ethiopian music but the music of Eritrea and the Sudan. Several of the recordings feature traditional Ethiopian instruments from the string family including the begenna, the tcherawata, and the masonquo, along with the coboro and kettledrum and traditional Ethiopian flutes.
RELATED LESSON PLAN : "Performing Ethiopia: Playing, Singing and Improvising Music from the Abyssian Kingdom"
Country(s) : Eritrea; Ethiopia; Sudan
Keyword(s) : World music
Instrument(s) : Beganna; Coboro; Drum; Flute; Harp; Masonquo; Mbilta; Tcherawata.
Record writer
Adeline Montintin, 2013 (CDD Culture)
Last modification
Oct. 10, 2013, 3:21 p.m.
Items finished
oui (10 items). A enrichir.
Conservation site
BNF

Technical data

Computed duration
00:21:10
Collection size
215.8 MB
Number of components (medium / piece)
4
Number of items
10
Archive format
Disque 78 t, Ø 25 cm

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Items

Title Digitized Recordist Location Year of recording Code

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Oh My Country Disque01_A

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Ethiopie CNRSMH_E_1952_005_010_001_01

d

Solo de flûte Disque01_B01

d

Ethiopie CNRSMH_E_1952_005_010_001_02

d

Solo de vièle Disque01_B02

d

Erythrée CNRSMH_E_1952_005_010_001_03

d

I Beg You, Heart Disque02_A

d

Ethiopie CNRSMH_E_1952_005_010_002_01

d

'Mbilta Solo Disque02_B01

d

Erythrée CNRSMH_E_1952_005_010_002_02

d

Masonquo Solo Disque02_B02

d

Courlander, Harold Ethiopie CNRSMH_E_1952_005_010_002_03

d

Love Song Disque03_A

d

Erythrée CNRSMH_E_1952_005_010_003_01

d

Song of Praise Disque03_B

d

Erythrée CNRSMH_E_1952_005_010_003_02

d

Song to the Emperor Disque04_A

d

Erythrée CNRSMH_E_1952_005_010_004_01
Sudanese Walking Songs Disque04_B Erythrée CNRSMH_E_1952_005_010_004_02