AFRICA - Sierra Leone - Musiques Traditionelles

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Sierra Leone - Musiques Traditionelles



1. Chant de louange avec petit luth et choeur de voix a bouche fermée

2. Chant de louanges avec guitare et voix (Femme)

3. Solo de flute foula

4. Tambours temné (Société insourou)

5. Chanteur de louanges avec harpe en calebasse

6. Filles mandingo, hymne chrétien

7. Xylophones karanko

8. Tambours limba

9. Femmes mendé, (Société boundou)



Recorded 1976/77





The traditions of the Fula griots and the Mende, Themne, Limba and

Karanko drums, compose the present musical panorama.





The first track is 10 minutes of a man singing, occasionally joined by

another male singer, over a drone of repeated chords on an instrument

that sounds much like a ukelele. The second track consists of a woman

singing a somewhat more interesting line over an equally repetitious

accompaniment played by what the notes identify as three guitars; but

whose most notable characteristic for European trained ears is their

non-Western standard tuning and tone color--rather restricted in upper

overtones (dull) by our standards. The third track is a nine minute solo

on a three holed flute; the construction of the piece results from the

immediate repetition several times in succession of very small

fragments--4, 5, or 6 note fragments. Track 4 is a village chant/dance,

with drums, rattles and cowbells in a style that may well be familiar

to anyone who has had a slight exposure to 'traditional African village music'.

Track 5 is rather similar in nature, but with lutes, and not the best

recording quality. Track 6 is a Christian Hymn sung by two schoolgirls.

Track 7 is a xylophone and chant track; track 8 more chanting with drums

and cowbells, very repetitious; track 8 is women singing with a rattle.

There is a nice variety of instruments and styles; but not one track stands

out as particularly fascinating. The collection demonstrates how different

African and European music and aesthetics are; jazz, blues, and the like

notwithstanding.



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