Research Catalog

Ethiopian urban and tribal music.

Title
Ethiopian urban and tribal music. Volume 2, Gold from wax [sound recording].
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Rounder Select, p1999.

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AudioUse in library 3F-11 L44Off-site

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Additional Authors
  • Harrisson, Ralph.
  • Johnson, Ragnar.
Description
1 sound disc (54 min.): digital; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Highlights the diversity of styles of music in Ethiopia and the various instruments used. Recordings made among members of different ethnic groups living in the capital, Addis Ababa, as well as in rural areas in southern, southwestern, and northeastern Ethiopia. Some are field recordings.
Alternative Title
Gold from wax.
Subjects
Note
  • Traditional vocal and instrumental music from Ethiopia.
  • Previously released as Lyrichord LLST 7244 in 1972.
  • Compact disc.
  • Notes on the music and the instruments used, and texts to some of the songs in English inserted in container.
Event (note)
  • Recorded July-Aug. 1971 in Ethiopia by Ragnar Johnson and Ralph Harrisson.
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library