This is a recording made of two guys playing sanzas (thumb pianos) in
the evening outside the place they are serving as security guards for.
There are no professional musicians in
Gbáyá society. All
Gbáyá people
participate in communal singing and dancing and play various instruments
from when a young age. (Yale Evelev)
Simply great music IMHO.....
Musique D'Ensemble / Ensemble Music
A1. Piéré 6:36
Joseph Samba, small mbira
Étienne Ngbozo, large mbira, voice
Unknown Artist, rattle, sticks
Daniel Ngadike, Raymond Doko, Robert Tarapai, voice
A2. Naa-Koré 6:51
A3. Naa-Bua 11:14
David, sanza
Étienne Doko, sanza
Unknown Artist, rattle, sticks
Martine Senouane, Pascal Minang, Raymond Doko, Étienne Doko, voice
Musique De Solistes / Music By Soloists
B1. Daïte 4:07
B2. Naa-Yanga 4:01
Martin Kayo, vocals
B3. Fara Ko Kumanda 14:12
Étienne Doko, sanzas, voice
Unknown Artist, rattles, sticks
Pascal Minang, voice
B4. Naa Ndongoé 5:07
Étienne Doko, small sanzas, voice
Étienne Ngbozo, small sanzas, voice
Unknown Artist, rattle, sticks
Track A1 recorded in Ndongué, March 9, 1977
track A2 recorded in Ndongué, March 31, 1977
track A3 recorded in Galo, Feb. 19, 1977
track B1 recorded in Kpokorta, March 11, 1977
track B3 recorded in Galo, Feb. 20, 1977
track B4 recorded in Ndongué, Feb. 17, 1977
The Gbaya are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Central African empire and occupy a vast area on both sides of the Cameroun border. Here we present the music of a Gbaya Bodoé village, Ndongué, 45 miles southwest of Bouar.
OCORA 558 524 (vinyl rip)
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