Music From An Equatorial Microcosm Fang Bwiti Mus- Equatorial Microcosm / Various
This 1973 Folkways release focuses on the Bwiti religion and it's sister cult, Mbiri, among the Fang people in Gabon. Beginning with gentle harp music played at the start of rituals to cleanse the cult house, the record includes harp songs of fertility and percussion songs that serve to prepare the body for death and reunion with ancestors. Liner notes by anthropologist James W. Fernandez provide a detailed discussion of both the religion and the music.
Tracklist:
- Preparatory Music Of The Harp
- Preparatory Music Of The Harp
- Mbiri Harp Song
- Mbiri Harp Song
- Minkin Song Of First Entrance Into The Chapel
- Njimba Chants
- Minkin Song Of First Entrance Into The Chapel
- Thirteen Minkin Songs - Thirteen Songs Of Entrance Into The Chapel
- First Harp Songs Of The Road Of Birth And Creation
- Harp Song Of The Road Of Birth And Creation
- Harp Song Of The Road Of Birth And Creation
- Harp Song of the Road of Birth And Creation
- Obongo Chants
- Eight Mwanga Songs, Four Prayer Songs
- Yombo Song of the Women's Chamber
- Five Yombo Songs of the Women's Chamber
- Harp Song of the Road of Death and Destruction (1)
- Harp Song of the Road of Death and Destruction (2)
- Obango Dance
- Chained Harp Songs
- Obango Song
- Obango Dance
- Harp Song Of The Road Of Death
This 1973 Folkways release focuses on the Bwiti religion and it's sister cult, Mbiri, among the Fang people in Gabon. Beginning with gentle harp music played at the start of rituals to cleanse the cult house, the record includes harp songs of fertility and percussion songs that serve to prepare the body for death and reunion with ancestors. Liner notes by anthropologist James W. Fernandez provide a detailed discussion of both the religion and the music.
Tracklist:
- Preparatory Music Of The Harp
- Preparatory Music Of The Harp
- Mbiri Harp Song
- Mbiri Harp Song
- Minkin Song Of First Entrance Into The Chapel
- Njimba Chants
- Minkin Song Of First Entrance Into The Chapel
- Thirteen Minkin Songs - Thirteen Songs Of Entrance Into The Chapel
- First Harp Songs Of The Road Of Birth And Creation
- Harp Song Of The Road Of Birth And Creation
- Harp Song Of The Road Of Birth And Creation
- Harp Song of the Road of Birth And Creation
- Obongo Chants
- Eight Mwanga Songs, Four Prayer Songs
- Yombo Song of the Women's Chamber
- Five Yombo Songs of the Women's Chamber
- Harp Song of the Road of Death and Destruction (1)
- Harp Song of the Road of Death and Destruction (2)
- Obango Dance
- Chained Harp Songs
- Obango Song
- Obango Dance
- Harp Song Of The Road Of Death