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Background: Recorded in Bénin in 1958, 1969 and in 1996-1999, the pieces of this album and the various photographs (from the 1950s to 2009) show the richness and the diversity of Yoruba singing and instrumental musicianship: Through ritual and entertainment music, those voices of memory rise unchanged for many decades.

The 1958 recordings by G Rouget are legendary in field recording circles - an extract was released as a single to accompany his article Un chromatisme africain (L'Homme, 1961, tome 1 No.3. pp. 32-46) but the recordings made between 1996 and 1999 by Madeleine Leclairare are equally powerful, strange and beautiful indicating the longevity of the rituals and entertainments at their root. The two-CD book presentation includes some of the photos from the 1950s expedition and extensive notes on the musical instruments, songs and history of the Yoruba people of Benin.

CATALOGUE NR: C56023738
RECORD LABEL: Ocora
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 16.85
RELEASE DATE: 05-Dec-2011

TITLE: Benin : Yoruba Music - Voices of Memory

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