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Éthiopiques 12: Konso Music And Songs - Kirba Afaa Xonso

Label: Buda Musique

Format: CD

Genre: Folk

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*2024 stock* The Ethiopiques series aims to make Westerners discover the missing link in African music. The great Italian musicologist Enrico Castelli has devoted this recording to the Konso, an ethnic group living at the border with Sudan. This panorama of Konso music presents pieces linked to daily agricultural tasks, sacred and ritual songs, as well as recreational songs. The rich instrumentarium includes "hibhara", "maayra" and "luutota" flutes,  "kihayta" lyre to accompany songs, "tawna" bell for epics, "turumpa" horn trumpet, "kawla" xylophone and "timpa" drum.

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Cat. number: 82252-2
Year: 2003
Notes:
Recorded in Konso (Ethiopia), September 2000-February 2001 Mastering: Digital Edge Special thanks: Karen Louise Albrecht 32-page booklet featuring bilingual (French/English) text