| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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mono |
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digital recording |
| Series |
Anthology of world music.
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Anthology of world music.
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| Note |
Compact disc. |
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While the music of the Dan is primarily vocal, musical instruments such as calabash rattles, drums and the ki (hunters harp) may be used as accompaniement. A notable exception on this disc is orchestra on track 15, with its six ivory trumpets, each capable of playing one or two notes, and four drummers. |
| Contents |
Festival music (a) -- Festival music (b) -- Solo song of a woman -- Drum rhythms -- Music for a chieftain -- Singing at a wrestling-match -- Sword-dance of the young girls -- Sanza -- Song to encourage the rice sowers -- Singing game of small girls (a) -- Singing game of small girls (b) -- Rice harvest -- Music for the mask race -- The mask bægbö -- Trumpet orchestra -- Dance of the woman (a) -- Dance of the woman (b) -- Hunters' song from the Savannah (a) -- Hunters' song from the Savannah (b) -- Hunter's song from the forest. |
| Subject |
Music -- Africa, West.
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Music. |
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West Africa. |
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Dan (African people) -- Music.
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Dan (African people) |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Folk music.
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Folk music.
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| Added Title |
Dan |
| Music No. |
CD 5105 Rounder |
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