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$15.50
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ARTIST
TITLE
Kanyok and Luba: Southern Belgian Congo 1952 & 1957
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
SWP 011CD SWP 011CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
9/30/2014

1999 release. A musical portrait of the lesser-known Kanyok people, their various direct and indirect Luba neighbors of southern Congo and the urbanizing Katanga mine culture. Amazing xylophones, likembe thumb-pianos of immense beauty, great grooves, gourd singing, the first Katanga guitars -- what richness and diversity! These are the roots of Kasai music. Historical recordings by Hugh Tracey. Includes a 20-page booklet.