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Society for Ethnomusicology Africa concert, Sunday October 26, 2008

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Abraham Adzenyah (lead drum), Elikem Samuel Nyamuame, and ensemble

  • (1:39-2:56) Intro to Kete
  • (3:01-15:42) Kete (Akan, Ghana)
  • (16:10-19:28) Intro to Oyiije Andaire

Gideon Ampeire (enanga)

  • (19:29-23:30) “Oyiije Andaire” (Bakiiga, Uganda)

Erica Azim (mbira and vocals)

  • (24:11-24:37) Intro to Shumba
  • (24:38-30:25) “Shumba” (Shona, Zimbabwe)

Lamine Toure (lead drum), Patricia Tang, and ensemble

  • (30:42-36:26) Sabar (Wolof, Senegal)

Everett Igobwa (thum nyatiti)

  • (38:16-39:00) Intro to Paul Kamama
  • (39:01-42:35) “Paul Kamama” (Luo, Kenya)

Cullen Strawn (donso ngoni)

  • (43:20-44:16) Intro to Wasulu hunters’ music
  • (44:16-48:02) Wasulu hunters’ music (Fula and Maninka, Mali)

Elikem Samuel Nyamuame (lead drum), Isaac Hirt-Mannheimer, Gavin Webb, and ensemble

  • (48:31-57:06) Kpanlogo (Ga, Ghana)

Issac Nii Akrong (lead drum) and ensemble

  • (57:20-1:05:58) “Tutuketu-rere-tu” (Ga, Ghana)

royal hartigan, (drum set), Abraham Adzinyah and Paul Austerlitz

  • (1:06:20-1:08:49) Intro to “One Piece”
  • (1:08:50-1:17:30) “One Piece” (American, USA)

Frank Gunderson (electric guitar), Damascus Kafumbe (endungu) and ensemble

  • (1:17:38-1:19:13) Intro to “Rangi ya Chungwa”
  • (1:19:14-1:26:35) “Rangi ya Chungwa” (Tanzania)

Gideon Foli Alorwoyie (lead drum), Elikem Samuel Nyamuame, and ensemble

  • (1:27:26-1:35:00) Husago (Ewe, Ghana-Togo)

Ryan Skinner (kora)

  • (1:35:37-:36:54) Intro to “Kayira”
  • (1:36:55-1:40:53) “Kayira” (Maninka, Mali)

Julie Strand (baan) and ensemble

  • (1:41:14-1:42:24) Intro to “Nemundara”
  • (1:42:25-1:46:17) “Nemundara” (Sambla, Burkina Faso)

Michelle Kisliuk, Katie Harvey and ensemble with audience participation

  • (1:46:22-1:50:33) Teaching Elamba
  • (1:50:34-1:53:40) Elamba (BaAka, Central African Republic)

Sulley Imoro (dance), David Locke (lead lunga), Abdallah Zablong Zakariah, and ensemble

  • (1:53:42-1:59:08) Damba (Dagomba, Ghana)

Damascus Kafumbe (Ndongo)

  • (1:59:09-1:59:26) Intro to “Njagala Nkwagale”
    (1:59:27-2:03:19) “Njagala Nkwagale” (Baganda, Uganda)

Everyone

  • (2:03:20-2:05:30) Teaching Gahu
    (2:05:31-end) Gahu (Ewe, Ghana)

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