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The Pulse of Africa
ARC Music

The Pulse of Africa

$16.99

Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
ARC Music
Released
Mar 29, 2019
Catalog #
EUCD2837
UPC
5019396283725

About

Throughout Africa, the drum is the most ancient and certainly the most widely played instrument in African history. Having a far deeper bearing on life than the Western concept of percussion, the drum and all its offshoots and variations is an integral part of the heritage of all African cultures. There is a huge variety of such instruments. The sacred big drums were the most valuable property of any tribe. Conquering kings would make such drums a priority to capture, as this would break the spirit of the conquered. In many creation stories, the drum plays a vital role. Gods and chiefs, wise men and those who can talk to the ancestors, all use the drum as a medium. These recordings are performed by master African drumming groups; the El Hadj Ensemble, Ipelegeng Group, African Works, Soweto Ensemble and Tirani Club. All tracks are performed in the differing styles of cultures and communities from all over Africa, in some cases with added instruments appropriate to those cultures, making for an exemplary percussive exploration of Africa.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Wo Mawu (Togo and Ghana) 03:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    Wo Mawu (Togo and Ghana)
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Hadji Ensemble
  2. 2 Ngungu (Zululand) 02:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    Ngungu (Zululand)
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Ipelegeng Ensemble, African Works
  3. 3 Eboka (Congo) 02:58
    Track
    3
    Title
    Eboka (Congo)
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Hadji Ensemble, African Works
  4. 4 Basoga Lusoga (Uganda) 03:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    Basoga Lusoga (Uganda)
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Hadji Ensemble
  5. 5 Mala (Senegal, Mali, Guinea, The Gambia) 02:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    Mala (Senegal, Mali, Guinea, The Gambia)
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Hadji Ensemble
  6. 6 Soului (Ghana) 03:22
    Track
    6
    Title
    Soului (Ghana)
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Hadji Ensemble
  7. 7 Gboko Lia Yayari Kpamo (Central African Republic) 03:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    Gboko Lia Yayari Kpamo (Central African Republic)
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    African Works
  8. 8 Nxai (Botswana) 03:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    Nxai (Botswana)
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Soweto, African Works
  9. 9 Unwabu (Swaziland) 03:45
    Track
    9
    Title
    Unwabu (Swaziland)
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Ipelegeng Ensemble
  10. 10 Baba (South Africa) 04:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    Baba (South Africa)
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Soweto, African Works
  11. 11 Zima Gaza Koo (Central African Republic) 03:33
    Track
    11
    Title
    Zima Gaza Koo (Central African Republic)
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    African Works
  12. 12 Kekebu (Mozambique, South Africa) 02:55
    Track
    12
    Title
    Kekebu (Mozambique, South Africa)
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Hadji Ensemble
  13. 13 Domba (South Africa) 05:35
    Track
    13
    Title
    Domba (South Africa)
    Duration
    05:35
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Tirani Club
  14. 14 Yolo Male (Central African Republic) 03:25
    Track
    14
    Title
    Yolo Male (Central African Republic)
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Hadji Ensemble, African Works
  15. 15 Mabo (Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic) 02:54
    Track
    15
    Title
    Mabo (Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic)
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    African Works
  16. 16 Eshe Eyele (Nigeria, Benin, Togo) 03:21
    Track
    16
    Title
    Eshe Eyele (Nigeria, Benin, Togo)
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Hadji Ensemble
  17. 17 Zanga (Central African Republic) 02:36
    Track
    17
    Title
    Zanga (Central African Republic)
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    African Works
  18. 18 Ibhungane (South Africa) 03:40
    Track
    18
    Title
    Ibhungane (South Africa)
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Soweto