Music of the Berta From the Blue Nile

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Label
Wergo
Release Date
January 1, 2003
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      TRADITIONAL
    • PERFORMER
      Artur Simon
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 01, 2003
    • UPC
      4010228170825
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SM17082
    • LABEL
      Wergo
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    Works ⌄

    1. Aserbale (Young Sir)

      Composer: Hadiya Buda

    2. If you say my name, I'll fuck you!

      Composer: Musa Al-Haadi

    3. Dandale - Al-Harib (The war) - Zozei

      Composer: Dandale

    4. Begufudi heree tortani talhilayu (A white eagle comes into the village)

      Composer: Anonymous

    5. Al-Khartoum bulafoda, jinzitayu amazotayeh (In Khartoum there is plenty of money, nevertheless he had to come back (because of his family)

      Composer: Fileil Ya' Agub

    6. Absira angimogi nalyamingo (What are you doing, Abu Sira? I am your aunt!)

      Composer: Bahr el-Nil Araki

    7. Gera esharbeh dirshonewtang maiodufa (The woman slept on an old, dirty mat)

      Composer: Rahma Jubaara

    8. Akharo

      Composer: Anonymous

    9. Abrahiim ba'i wathila agodi (Abrahiim is crying, where is my brother)

      Composer: Anonymous

    10. Aba Musa ladoiya (greetings by Aba Musa!)

      Composer: Anonymous

    11. Drum Signal

      Composer: Traditional

    12. Shudalu baghude (White ant termite)

      Composer: Traditional

    13. Al-khawaja bale wasalo la Gafilli (The little khawaja came to Gafilli)

      Composer: Traditional

    14. Bartha waiyo (Bartha, the winner)

      Composer: Traditional

    15. Balo shuru (An evening with the flute ensemble)

      Composer: Traditional

    16. Fasinje? (Where do you go?)

      Composer: Traditional

    17. Sitto gurri shimon tano (Somebody enchanted a girl with black magic)

      Composer: Traditional

    18. Hashi lilo holli (Oh Boys, why are you waiting at the water hole?)

      Composer: Traditional

    19. Hokke (The Harvest Festival)

      Composer: Traditional


The music of the "waza" trumpet groups is considered the most important instrumental music of the Berta, who have been living in the border region of Sudan and Ethiopia since the 19th century. A full ensemble consists of ten to twelve monotone instruments between 50 and 180 centimeters long and the wood blocks, called "bali". The performances usually take place after sunset and are a major event for the inhabitants of a village. Before the pieces begin, a woman sings a song, which is then performed instrumentally. The recordings from 1982/3 are published for the first time on this CD.