Mitsogho / Batéké - Gabon: Musiques Des Mitsogho Et Des Batéké

Singer: Mitsogho
Album's title: Gabon: Musiques Des Mitsogho Et Des Batéké
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Label: Ocora ‎– OCR 84
Series: Collection Du Musée De L'Homme –
Type: Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Reissue
Country: France
Date of released: 1984
Category: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
Format: FLAC MP3 RA MIDI VOX WAV DXD AA MMF
Size MP3 ZIP: 1607 mb
Size FLAC ZIP: 1242 mb
Rating: 4.5/5
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Tracklist

Mitsogho
A1	–Mitsogho	Harp And Vocal Solo
A2	–Mitsogho	Procession Of Initiates
A3	–Mitsogho	Playing Of The Musical Bow
A4	–Mitsogho	Initiatory Speech
A5	–Mitsogho	Series Of Dances
A6	–Mitsogho	Voice Of The Ya Mwèï
A7	–Mitsogho	Lamentations
A8	–Mitsogho	Final Procession
Batéké
B1	–Batéké*	Song And Two Sanza
B2	–Batéké*	Song And Sanza
B3	–Batéké*	Song And Two Sanza
B4	–Batéké*	Harp-zither Solo
B5	–Batéké*	Onkila Dance
B6	–Batéké*	Dance Of The Ébanigi

Credits

Edited By [Editor] – Gilbert Rouget
Edited By [Editorial Assistant] – Hugo Zemp
Engineer [Recording Ingeneer] – Jean Schwarz
Recorded By, Photography, Liner Notes – Pierre Sallée

Notes

Mitsogho (Bwiti Ritual) music recorded September 1966 (A1 & A8) and May - June 1968 in the districts of Mimongo, Bilengui et Etéké (Ngounié).
Batéké music recorded July - August 1965 in the region of Léconi and on the Tsoulo (Haut-Ogooué) track.

Comes in a gatefold cover with 10-page of text and photographs.
Produced with the help of Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française.

Album notes indicate that the Mitsogho live in mountainous equatorial forest and the Batéké live in savanna between the western Gabon/Congo border.
M. Mondjo, J. Moubégna, and J. Abala are listed as "informants".

The recording engineer credit for Jean Schwarz is misspelled on the jacket.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Other (Harmonia Mundi Distribution Code): HM 57

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
OCR 84	Mitsogho / Batéké*	Mitsogho / Batéké* - Gabon: Musiques Des Mitsogho Et Des Batéké ‎(LP, Mono)	Ocora	OCR 84	France	Unknown
OCR 84	Mitsogho / Batéké*	Mitsogho / Batéké* - Gabon: Musiques Des Mitsogho Et Des Batéké ‎(LP, RE)	Ocora	OCR 84	France	Unknown