Various Artists - Music of the Cameroons / Various - Music & Performance - CD
Product details
| Management number | 254247841 | Release Date | 2026/11/07 | List Price | US$6.66 | Model Number | 254247841 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | |||||||||
From the grassy highlands of western Cameroon, Music of the Cameroons narrates the lives of the Bafut tribe of the Tikar ethnic lineage, along with select moments from other nearby Tikar and Fulani tribes. Evocative of the cyclical nature of their lives, the Bafut create layers of repetition and polyrhythm as their workers sift through coffee beans, villagers celebrate their fon (or king), and a mother sings her child to sleep. Both women and men share leading roles in call-and-response tracks featuring instruments such as the shekere (shaker gourd) and pit harp. Liner notes include further descriptions of the Tikar music-making process, the musicians, and photographs dating from 1959 when this album was created.
- MUSIC OF THE CAMEROONS
- Music & Performance
- Folkways Records
| Performer | Various Artists |
|---|---|
| Music genre | World / Reggae |
| Media format | CD |
| Original release date | 1959 |
| Language | English |
| Has parental advisory label | N |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Track listing | Njung, Hail Muma / Social Song (1) (Medley), Hail Mumu / Social Song (2), Three Bafut Songs, Ngwa - Two Songs / Part 1, Ngwa - Two Songs / Part 2, Drinking Song, Mansa (Funeral Song), Song for the Grass Ceremony, Four Lullabies, Sanitree ("Sanitary"), Lambule Munkunka ("Shaming" Song), Njung (Social Song and War Cry), Christian Hymn, Coffee Workers Song / Work Song with Leader / Jamma-Jamma (Medley), Pit Violin, Fon's Wives (Two Songs), Social Njung, Song of Welcome, Nufum (Memorial to the Dead) / Fulani / Njung (Medley) |
| Record label | Folkways Records |
| Songwriter | Music Of The Cameroons / Var |
| Track name | Njung (1), Hail Muma / Social Song, Three Bafut Songs, Ngwa - Two Songs / Part 1, Njung, Sanitree ("Sanitary"), Ngwa - Two songs / Part 2, Song of Welcome, Song for the Grass Ceremony, Drinking Song, Fon's Wives (Two Songs), Lambule Munkunka ("Shaming" Song), Dance Song, Secret Society Initiation Song, Folk Tale, Song of Self-Praise (1), Song of Sorrow, Dance Song (1), Dance Song (2), Women's Dance Song, Men's Drinking Song, Cameroon Spring, Africa Iyo, Joseph Kamga — Sie Tcheu, Los Camaroes — Ma Wde Wa, Los Camaroes — Esele Mulema Moam, Ndenga Andre Destin et Les Golden Sounds — Yondja, Damas Swing Orchestra — Odylife, Charles Lembe et Son Orchestra — Quiero Wapatcha, Louis Wasson et L'Orchestre Kandem Irenée — Song Of Love, Tsanga Dieudonne — Les Souffrances, Pierre Didy Tchakounte et les Tulipes Noires — Monde Moderne, Cameroon (30 Sec Vocal), Cameroon (Full Mix Vocal) |
| Digital audio file format | CD |
| Music media format | CD |
| Is edited | N |
| Is enhanced | N |
Bestseller ranking
All World & Reggae Music
Correction of product information
If you notice any omissions or errors in the product information on this page, please use the correction request form below.
Correction Request Form