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Music of Tanzania is a spectacular collection of field recordings gathered by Laurent Jeanneau between December 1999 and March 2000. This debut volume of Sublime Frequencies' exploration of indigenous Tanzanian music compiles sacred and profane songs and dances of the Hadza, Datoga, and Makonde people. Highlights include stoned ecstatic dancing in a Hadza encampment; a drunken celebration of preteen sexual initiation from a Makonde fishing village; baboon imitations performed on the malimba; electrified Islamic trance percussion; and useful tips for amateur hyrax hunters. Many of these poignant, exhilarating performances come from dwindling minority groups whose way of life stretches back to the Stone Age, and who are capable of creating breathtaking music with anything from agricultural tools to tin cans and plastic tubes. Laurent Jeanneau is absolutely fearless in his pursuit of rare, exceptional and vibrant performances. He views his ongoing documentation of ethnic minority music as an act of resistance to globalization, state-sanctioned "peasant traditions," and cultural homogeneity, and accordingly spends months living under harsh and dangerous conditions in order to capture impromptu performances in their everyday cultural context. Using this method, Jeanneau has self-produced almost 100 albums preserving threatened musical traditions from some of the most remote regions on earth, in addition to compiling multiple volumes for Sublime Frequencies. This limited edition double LP tip-on gatefold package includes striking photographs by James Stephenson and detailed liner notes by Jeanneau.

Track Listing:

Disc 1

Side A: Hadza (Northern Tanzania)

01. Sitoti Plays Malimba I 02:17 listen

02. Sitoti Plays Malimba II 06:07 listen

03. Malimba and Song 03:03 listen

04. Sitoti Plays Malimba and Sings 02:55 listen

05. Zeze and Song 05:01 listen

Side B: Hadza, Datoga (Northern Tanzania)

06. Hadza Epeme I 08:28 listen

07. Hadze Epeme II 01:48 listen

08. Hadze Berimbau 04:21 listen

09. Datoga Troubadour 03:34 listen

10. Datoga Dance 02:14 listen

Disc 2

Side C: Makonde (Southern Tanzania)

01. Makonde Ceremony 22:04 listen

Side D: Mtwara (Southern Tanzania)

02. Muslim Ceremony I 03:36 listen

03. Muslim Cermony II 16:42 listen

- Sublime Frequencies presents Music of Tanzania, the latest volume of field recordings from Laurent Jeanneau's extensive archive. 

- Stunning recordings made on location between December 1999 and March 2000, compiling sacred and profane songs and dances of the Hadza, Datoga, and Makonde people. 

- Highlights include stoned ecstatic dancing in a Hadza encampment; a drunken celebration of preteen sexual initiation from a Makonde fishing village; baboon imitations performed on the malimba; electrified Islamic trance percussion; and useful tips for amateur hyrax hunters. 

CONDITION RATINGS : G / G+ / VG / VG+ / VG++ / EXC / EXC+ / NM / NM+ / MINT

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