Nigeria III - Igbo Music - Recorded by David W. Ames

Nigeria III - Igbo Music
Recorded by David W. Ames
Bärenreiter • Musicaphon - BM 30 L 2311 - P.1965



Side A

No. 1 Ikorodo Music 3'18
No. 2 Ikorodo Music 2'42
No. 3 Ikorodo Music 5'21
No. 4 Ikorodo Music 3'46
No. 5 Boasting Song 0'36
No. 6 Ekwe Masquerade Music 4'50
No. 7 Okobonyi Funerla Music 3'27

A-side total time 24'00

Side B

No. 8 Egara Music 2'20
No. 9 Raft Zither Music 6'14
No. 10 Wrestling Music 2'33
No. 11 Igede Eze Music 2'19
No. 12 Grinding Song 2'26
No. 13 Ogwume Music 5'00
No. 14 Moonlight Play Song 2'32


B-side total time 23'24

I am very happy to post this record as I know there are a few of you that has waited for it to arrive here. Well the wait is over and both the music and the documentation is great. I hope you will enjoy it! 

Now shall we move on to Sudan maybe? There are still many yet to be posted from this series! I am happy that finally all the editing comes to fruition. The Bärenreiters and the Ocoras are my biggest undertaking yet it seems, and soon enough I will also start posting more also from the first series of the Bärenreiters. I have been walking around the Tibet, India and Japan series like a cat around hot porridge. But do not despair! Soon it seems the temperature shall be right!  Those of you that have patiently waited especially for the India LPs. Well, I assure you, they will come! Both the grey ones and the green ones. They are ripped and ready but still needs a little cosmetic editing!

An ozo title holder

Keeper of the Ekwe shrine dancing

Arrival of the senior Ekwe masquerade

An Ikorodo masquerader

Arrival of the junior Ekwe masquerade

The Ikorodo association orchestra of Agulize village 1963

The Ikorodo association orchestra of Agulize village 1975

Four side-blown calabash horns used in Ikorodo orchestras

An Ikorodo masquerade dancer

Instruments used in the Ikorodo orchestra

Long open cylindrical drum used in Ikorodo orchestras

Dancing to Ikorodo music

Dancing to Ikorodo music

Age set chanting a boasting song

Arrival of the senior Ekwe masquerade with its drummer

Side-blown elephant tusk horn blown by Ezema Nwodo Eze

The Ekwe association band heralding the arrival of its masquerade

The junior Ekwe masquerade

with a member blowing elephant tusk horn

An end-blown notch flute

Blowing an end-blown notch flute for Okobonyi music

An Okobonyi ensemble performing at a second burial ceremony

Firing Dane guns while Okobonyi music is being performed

A raft zither

Johnson Ezenwoka playing a raft zither

An ensemble performing raft zither music at a second burial ceremony

Raft zither player with an Egara singer

Ensemble performing wrestling music.

Igede eze music performed by the people of Omo Ekwa village.

An Ogwume

Playing the Ogwume

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Nigeria II: Hausa Music II - Recorded by David Wason Ames

The Music of Nigeria • Hausa Music II
Recorded by David Wason Ames 
An Anthology of African Music 7
Bärenreiter • Musicaphon - BM 30 L 2307 - P.1965




Side A

No. 1 Praise song for the Emir of Zaria 3'15
No. 2 Band playing for officials of the N.P.C. Zaria 4'05
No. 3 Amada music. Zaria 4'00
No. 4 Praise song for the Emir of Gumel 4'34
No. 5 Kalangu music and singing. Zaria 4'39
No. 6 Praise song for the yan tauri 4'45

A-side total time 25'28


Side B


No. 7 Song of social comment with dance, rawan gane. Abuja 3'04
No. 8 Masu-tandu singers and drummers 3'00
No. 9 Music for bori ceremony. Zaria 4'14
No. 10 Obati flutes and singing. Kauru 2'09
No. 11 Boys' music and singing. Zaria 2'58
No. 12 Shantu music and singing. Zaria 2'52
No. 13 Corn-grinding song. Zaria 5'00

B-side total time 23'17

Here is the second volume of Haussa Music. The following posts will be all over the place, but of course never leaving the Luobaniyan realms. I.e. some African some South East Asian some South Indian some Bärenreiters some Ocoras and if we are lucky  and I think we may be there will be some nice Algerian Malouf stuck in there now and then as well! All in all there seems to be a very bright future for Luobaniyans! Well, frankly speaking it is looking good for anyone really that likes even just a brief visit as they can be certain of a very smooth passage. Hope you enjoy!

ill. 1 Kukuma

ill. 2 Masu goge

ill. 3 Zabiya and her group

ill. 4 Haussa girls dancing to kalulu music

ill. 5 Rawan gane held in a vill.age

ill. 6 Masu tandu

ill. 7 Bori ceremoni

ill. 8 Singer and obati player

ill. 9 Singing while grinding corn

ill. 10 Yan Tauri in te salla festival

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Nigeria - Hausa Music I - Recorded by David Wason Ames

Nigeria - Hausa Music I

An Anthology of African Music 6
Recorded by David Wason Ames 
Bärenreiter • Musicaphon - BM 30 L 2306 - P.1965

Map

Map detail

Side A

No. 1 Butchers' rhythm, Kalangu. Zaria
No. 2 Singing and drumming in praise of blacksmiths. Zaria
No. 3 Praise song for a hunter. Zaria
No. 4 Singing and drumming for farmers. Zaria
No. 5 Praise song for farmers. Mak'arfi District.
No. 6 Royal drums of the Emir of Zaria

Side B

No. 7 Fanfare for the Sultan of Sokoto. Zaria
No. 8 Trumpet fanfare for the Emir of Zaria.
No. 9 Horn and drum ensemble of D'an Galadima
 — (District Head of Giwa)
No. 10 Song in praise of Nigeria. Katsina
No. 11 Song celebrating the investiture of the Emire of Kano

A haussa compound

Masu kalangu

Masu dunfuna

Mai komo

Masa gargan noma

Chief of farmer drummers

The royal drums of zaria

Musicians of a district head

Kakaki player for the Emir of Zaria

Sarkin Kasina and his group

Kotso drummers

Lets start with one of the contributions from a friend in music who recently did a great service to the Luobaniyan community. He has many tastes that overlap with the tastes of undersigned ministre...

And we were very happy to receive, these wonderful to work with files. Clear photos and good digital likenesses of the audio.

This also appears to be a growing trend, that several of the followers and friends of Luobaniya have started to suggest sharing from their own vaults and collections, and it is becoming one of the greater  pleasures of sharing the music with you! A true bonus for all of us!

I am thrilled at the possibility of finally hearing some of the music that I have searched for in vain over the years, and many of the "white whales" are beginning to come in sight! What bliss!

Anyhow lets jump the lines a bit and start with this Bärenreiter. The Nigeria I, so we can get a little earlier to the Nigeria III - and enjoy the Igbo that someone is eagerly waiting for!




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