Various – The Belgian Congo Records
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Reeves Sound Studios – none |
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US |
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Genre: |
Folk, World, & Country |
Style: |
Field Recording |
Tracklist
| A | Manbetu*– | Manbetu Songs |
| B | Babira*– | Babira Songs |
| C1 | Unknown Artist– | Bapere Dance |
| C2 | Unknown Artist– | Chief Karumi's Dance |
| D | Unknown Artist– | Xylophone |
| E | Mambuti*– | Mambuti Pigmy Music |
| F | Batwa*– | Batwa Pigmy Dances |
| G | Unknown Artist– | Royal Watusi Drums Part 1 |
| H | Unknown Artist– | Royal Watusi Drums Part 2 |
| I | Unknown Artist– | Royal Watusi Drums Part 3 |
| J | Hutu– | Bahutu Chant And Dances |
| K | Babira*– | Babira Circumcision Ritual |
| L | Unknown Artist– | Bapere Circumcision Ritual |
Credits
- Producer – Armand Denis Productions, Inc.
- Recorded By – Denis Roosevelt African Expedition*
Notes
A - Rungu, Belgian Congo
B - Ituri, Belgian Congo
C1 - Moto-Kolia, Belgian Congo
C2 - Wamba, Belgian Congo
D - Lubero, Belgian Congo
E - Elephant Feast - Flutes - Humming (Ituri Forest, Belgian Congo
F - N'Goma, Belgian Congo
G - Kigali, Ruanda
H - Kigali, Ruanda
I - Kigali, Ruanda
J - N'Goma, Belgian Congo
K - Kokonyange, Ituri Forest, Belgian Congo
L - Moto-Kolia, Belgian Congo
The booklet: title "The Belgian Congo Records" sub-title "Primitive African Music" and "Stirring rhythms and unusual melodic tunes as played and sung by the people of the Great Equatorial Forest"
"The Denis-Roosevelt African Expedition which, under the leadership of Armand Denis and Leila Roosevelt, in 1935-36 visited the Belgian Congo and the Territories of Ruanda and Urundi, under the Belgian Mandate of the League of Nations, has been inspired by such sympathetic understanding."
B - Ituri, Belgian Congo
C1 - Moto-Kolia, Belgian Congo
C2 - Wamba, Belgian Congo
D - Lubero, Belgian Congo
E - Elephant Feast - Flutes - Humming (Ituri Forest, Belgian Congo
F - N'Goma, Belgian Congo
G - Kigali, Ruanda
H - Kigali, Ruanda
I - Kigali, Ruanda
J - N'Goma, Belgian Congo
K - Kokonyange, Ituri Forest, Belgian Congo
L - Moto-Kolia, Belgian Congo
The booklet: title "The Belgian Congo Records" sub-title "Primitive African Music" and "Stirring rhythms and unusual melodic tunes as played and sung by the people of the Great Equatorial Forest"
"The Denis-Roosevelt African Expedition which, under the leadership of Armand Denis and Leila Roosevelt, in 1935-36 visited the Belgian Congo and the Territories of Ruanda and Urundi, under the Belgian Mandate of the League of Nations, has been inspired by such sympathetic understanding."
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched & stamped): R 941 941
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched & stamped): R 940 940
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout stamped): 978
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout stamped): 979
- Matrix / Runout (Side E runout stamped): 980
- Matrix / Runout (Side F runout stamped): 981
- Matrix / Runout (Side G runout stamped): 982
- Matrix / Runout (Side H runout stamped): 983
- Matrix / Runout (Side I runout stamped): 984
- Matrix / Runout (Side J runout stamped): 985
- Matrix / Runout (Side K runout stamped): 987
- Matrix / Runout (Side L runout stamped): 986
- Other (Catalog Number Side A): R-941
- Other (Catalog Number Side B): R-940
- Other (Catalog Number Side C): R-978
- Other (Catalog Number Side D): R-979
- Other (Catalog Number Side E): R-980
- Other (Catalog Number Side F): R-981
- Other (Catalog Number Side G): R-982
- Other (Catalog Number Side H): R-983
- Other (Catalog Number Side I): R-984
- Other (Catalog Number Side J): R-985
- Other (Catalog Number Side K): R-987
- Other (Catalog Number Side L): R-986
Other Versions (5 of 12)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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The Belgian Congo Records (6×Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album) | Reeves Sound Studios | none | US | 1937 | ||
| Dark Rapture Belgian Congo Records (6×Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Reissue) | Reeves Sound Studios | none | US | 1938 | |||
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New Submission
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Primitive African Music (LP, Album, Mono) | Commodore | DL 30,005 | US | 1950 | ||
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Recently Edited
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Primitive Music Of Africa (LP, Mono) | Mainstream Records | 56021 | US | 1964 | ||
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Recently Edited
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Primitive Music Of Africa (LP, Stereo) | Mainstream Records | S/6021 | US | 1964 |
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