Haussein Shiekh & Radio Mogadisco Swahili Singers- Baijun Ballads: Somali Songs in Swahili (CD)
Situated on the eastern-most part of Africa with Kenya to the southwest, Yemen to the north, Ethiopia to the west, and the Indian Ocean to the east, Somalia has been a center of trade since ancient times. Recorded in a U.N. compound in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, Baijun Ballads: Somali Songs in Swahili presents historic and contemporary songs of marriage, lullabies, love-poems, prayer, and two ancient chants from the Baijun peoples. Islanders descended from Bantu, Arabic, Persian, and Somali ethnic groups, the Baijun sing in classical Swahili and an Arabic-Swahili dialect.
Tracklist:
- Pumbao (Fun, Or Enjoyment)
- Furaha (Happiness)
- Kikombe Cha Zari (The Decorated Cup)
- Leo Ni Leo (Today Is Today)
- Gungo (Wedding Invitation)
- Bembea Mtoto
- Safaridi (Martin Bird)
- Sini Mwana (I Have No Son)
- Kasikazi Vuma (Oh, Wind Of The Southwest Monsoon!)
- Randa (Farmers' Chant)
UPC > 093070850422
Format > New CD
Label > Folkways Records
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Situated on the eastern-most part of Africa with Kenya to the southwest, Yemen to the north, Ethiopia to the west, and the Indian Ocean to the east, Somalia has been a center of trade since ancient times. Recorded in a U.N. compound in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, Baijun Ballads: Somali Songs in Swahili presents historic and contemporary songs of marriage, lullabies, love-poems, prayer, and two ancient chants from the Baijun peoples. Islanders descended from Bantu, Arabic, Persian, and Somali ethnic groups, the Baijun sing in classical Swahili and an Arabic-Swahili dialect.
Tracklist:
- Pumbao (Fun, Or Enjoyment)
- Furaha (Happiness)
- Kikombe Cha Zari (The Decorated Cup)
- Leo Ni Leo (Today Is Today)
- Gungo (Wedding Invitation)
- Bembea Mtoto
- Safaridi (Martin Bird)
- Sini Mwana (I Have No Son)
- Kasikazi Vuma (Oh, Wind Of The Southwest Monsoon!)
- Randa (Farmers' Chant)
UPC > 093070850422
Format > New CD
Label > Folkways Records
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.