People At Prayer / Various- People at Prayer
People at Prayer is a 24-song collection of religious ritual, meditation, and devotion. Drawn from the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music, the selections come from around the world and feature a vast diversity of expression. In addition to songs and prayers from Christian churches, Islamic tradition, and Buddhist ritual, you can hear a ceremony of the Tepehuanes of Mexico, an Aka Pygmy invocation from the Central African Republic, a ceremony performed by the orchestra of the Cambodian Royal Palace, a bhajan (devotional song) sung by a wandering Hindu sadhu (holy man), and a hymn from the Oceania island republic Vanuatu. Liner notes provide an English translation of each title, as well as a brief history for each track.
Tracklist:
- Russia: The King of Heaven
- Turkey: Saz Semaï in Makam Usshak (Extract)
- Syrian Orthodox Church: Takhshifto, Sixth Mode (Shtithoyo, Extract)
- Syria: Islamic Ritual Zikr (Extract)
- Yemen: Tahwîda and Khuwaîb (Extract)
- Afghanistan (Herat): Na't
- India: Bhajana
- Tibet: Invocation to the Goddess Yeshiki Mamo, Part I (Extract)
- Cambodia: Pey Kêo 1
- Laos: Pheng Phi Fa (Extract) 1
- Japan: Dai Hannya Tendoku E (Extract) 1
- Bali: Pendet 1
- Solomon Islands: Uunu 1
- Vanuatu: Hymn No. 77 1
- Brazil: Roia Kurireu (Extract) 1
- Chile: Song of the Alféreces and Dances of the Chinos 1
- Mexico: La Susana 1
- Cuba: Cantos de Altar 1
- Madagascar: Zanaka Tromba (Extract) 2
- Central African Republic: Mombimbi (Extract) 2
- Côte D'ivoire: Music of a Guardian Spirit 2
- Portugal: Misericordia, Meu Deus 2
- Corsica: Sanctus (Extract of the Mass Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary) 2
- Sicily: Gloria
People at Prayer is a 24-song collection of religious ritual, meditation, and devotion. Drawn from the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music, the selections come from around the world and feature a vast diversity of expression. In addition to songs and prayers from Christian churches, Islamic tradition, and Buddhist ritual, you can hear a ceremony of the Tepehuanes of Mexico, an Aka Pygmy invocation from the Central African Republic, a ceremony performed by the orchestra of the Cambodian Royal Palace, a bhajan (devotional song) sung by a wandering Hindu sadhu (holy man), and a hymn from the Oceania island republic Vanuatu. Liner notes provide an English translation of each title, as well as a brief history for each track.
Tracklist:
- Russia: The King of Heaven
- Turkey: Saz Semaï in Makam Usshak (Extract)
- Syrian Orthodox Church: Takhshifto, Sixth Mode (Shtithoyo, Extract)
- Syria: Islamic Ritual Zikr (Extract)
- Yemen: Tahwîda and Khuwaîb (Extract)
- Afghanistan (Herat): Na't
- India: Bhajana
- Tibet: Invocation to the Goddess Yeshiki Mamo, Part I (Extract)
- Cambodia: Pey Kêo 1
- Laos: Pheng Phi Fa (Extract) 1
- Japan: Dai Hannya Tendoku E (Extract) 1
- Bali: Pendet 1
- Solomon Islands: Uunu 1
- Vanuatu: Hymn No. 77 1
- Brazil: Roia Kurireu (Extract) 1
- Chile: Song of the Alféreces and Dances of the Chinos 1
- Mexico: La Susana 1
- Cuba: Cantos de Altar 1
- Madagascar: Zanaka Tromba (Extract) 2
- Central African Republic: Mombimbi (Extract) 2
- Côte D'ivoire: Music of a Guardian Spirit 2
- Portugal: Misericordia, Meu Deus 2
- Corsica: Sanctus (Extract of the Mass Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary) 2
- Sicily: Gloria