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Benin: Bariba and Somba Music
by Various Artists
12 SONGS
Jan 1976
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Praise Song for Hunters
Bariba griot accompanied by two male singers
Music Played When Setting Out for a Hunt
Unidentified Bariba bohu-guru (whistle) player
Music in Praise of Oru Suru
Baatonu orchestra of drums and kakaki (trumpets)
Sambani, Music for Dancing
Group of Bariba men
Taru, Music for Dancing
Unidentified Bariba guru (whistle) player
A Poor Man Has No Country
Bariba talking-drum ensemble
Dinaba (Of the Myth of the Origins)
Unidentified Somba male singer accompanied by mixed chorus and percussion
Song for Grinding Millet
Two Somba girls singing while pounding millet
Musotie (Harvest Dance)
Two flute players accompanied by castanets
Funeral Lament
Somba woman singing a funeral lament
Song to Carry the Corpse
A group of young pall-bearers during funeral procession
Song for Grinding Karite Nuts
Two women singing while grinding karité nuts