Description
Title: Music of Chad / Various
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Folkways Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 093070433724
Genre: International
Release Date: 2012-05-30
Number of Discs: 1
Music of Chad presents music and dance from several regions of this landlocked Central African nation. Featured sounds include interwoven ostinato melodies created by the balafon (wooden xylophone) and the coucouma, a violin-like instrument performed by Bilala shamans from central Chad. Also heard is the n”gambaya guitar, a five-stringed instrument from the Logone district with a wooden body that is covered in a thin animal hide. Liner notes include s of the region, the instruments, dances, and ceremonies, as well as instrument photographs.
Tracks:
1.1 Algheita Dance
1.2 Balafon Orchestra
1.3 N”gambaye Guitar of Mondou
1.4 Coucouma
1.5 M”belle: Dance of Sara Kabba
1.6 Klague: Dance of Moissala
1.7 Kouroum Dance
1.8 Taillara Dance
1.9 Bouala Dance
1.10 Niellim Group Dance
1.11 Chila-Chila
1.12 Gourna de Fianga Dance
1.13 Fada Tam-Tam
