Zambia : the songs of mukanda : music of the secret society of the Luvale people of Central Africa.

Format Audio (CD)
Publication InfoBarre, VT : Multicultural Media, ℗1997.
Description1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects
Folk music--Zambia.
Luvale (African people)--Music.
Luvale (African people)--Rites and ceremonies.

Variant title Songs of mukanda
Variant title Music of the secret society of the Luvale people of Central Africa
SeriesMusic of the earth
Music of the earth. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Ndumbamwelela (3:01) -- Lilombola songs (9:13) -- Sunrise songs (1:52) -- Sunset songs (3:20) -- Meal ritual (2:57; 4:22) -- Water-bearing songs (2:44) -- Greting and bidding farewell to guests (1:18) -- Kukuwa songs (20:55) -- Jingunda (2:14) -- The eve of the purification ceremony (4:35) -- Purification ceremony (1:21) -- Final ceremony (3:05)
General noteInstrumental and vocal music.
General note"This recording is drawn from the 80-volume CD collection, Music of the earth: Fieldworkers' sound collections, originally released in 1992 in Japan under the supervision of Tomoaki Fujii by Victor Company of Japan (JVC) in collaboration with the National Museum of Ethnology (Japan) and Smithsonian/Folkways Records (USA)"--Notes, p. 15.
General noteCompact disc.
General noteTracks 3-8, 12-13, and part of track 11 are monaural.
General noteProgram notes by Ken'ichi Tsukada, in English translation from the Japanese ([16] p. : ill., map) inserted in container.
Performer Various performers.
Date/time/place of a event noteField recordings by Ken'ichi Tsukada, 1982-1984.
UPC 0092930082
Publisher numberMCM 3008 Multicultural Media