Label: Ethnic Folkways Library – FE 4303
Series: Music Of The Sudan – Album Three
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1976
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: African, Folk
War and funeral songs of the Dinka peoples of Southern Sudan. (VG+/VG+)
Music is a dignified expression for the Dinka tribes of Southern Sudan. Here is a presentation of hymns and war songs of the type that are sung at a funeral for a chief, in this case, that of scholar Dr. Francis Deng’s father. The hymns and war songs are focused towards the occasion of death, though the energetic and strident style of delivery may appear to belie the solemnity of a funeral. Extensive liner notes include English translations.
Tracklist
1 Spears Of Nyonbok
2 The Age Set
3 The Tribe Of Babo
4 Collection Of Hymns
