Musiques du Cameroun - Bakweri, Bamileke, Bamoun, Beti
Documents recuilles par Tolla Nikiprowetzky
avec le concours de Radiodiffusion Nationale du Cameroun 1965.
Ocora - OCR-25 - P.1966
Group of dancers
A couple, Bamoun statues in bronze
Tarantula and snakes
A royal symbol of the Bamoun
A1 Beti - Obama Ondoua Ebini 5'13
A2 Bamileke - Yaya naya 2'53
A3 Bamileke - Kufo 2'27
A4 Bamileke-Bafang - Yaya Kam 1'53
A5 Bamoun - Ndanjé 3'00
A6 Bamoun - Mendou Mbgwana 2'47
Side B
B1 Bamileke - Nekian 1'45
B2 Bamileke-Bafoussam - Chembania 4'30
B3 Bamileke-Bangoulap - Nkuivu Popandoum 3'43
B4 Bakweri - Malé - 3'30
B5 Bamileke-Bandjoun - N'doung sim 2'58
B6 Bamileke-Bamengoum - Lali 2'33
Here is another great album from the olden days. There is ample documentation (all in French), but unlike most of the early Ocoras there are no photos! Usually these early LP's were full of very good photography and textual documentation, often running into 14-20 pages. So to make up for the lack of visual content I have added some pictures I scavenged from the web. Anyhow, it is a great record and the music easily makes up for the missing pictures. I hope you enjoy!
Bamileke, Kwifo mask
Bamileke masks and costumes
Bamileke with braided Leopard
Bamileke royal cap
Earth spider
Masked Bamileke tribesman
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5 comments:
Ah,yes, another gem from the bottomless Luobaniyan vaults!
Thanks, dear bo!
From the Bamoun, some other labels like sonafric or ocora produced entire albums, as they have a rich musical background.
Anybody knows some entire albums from the Beti & Bamileke?
A.
Many thanks! Much appreciated
Hey Bolingo, I don't know if you're still there but would you by chance have the booklet scanned ? I found a good LP copy of the record but it's missing the booklet and I can't seem to find it anywhere online... I speak French so it's not a problem if it doesn't have pictures. In case you say yes, here's my email : methvschef@gmail.com
Thank you for all these wonderful posts that make me discover a lot of music, that I then try to find on vinyl!
Dear AntoineW,
Did you download the zip file? All the documentation is there in .tif format! The whole booklet is in the zip file with the music!
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