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Hear a girls’ chorus from Madagascar, an Irish reel played on uileann pipes (bagpipes), a Greek Orthodox church choir singing medieval organum(an early form of polyphony). Selections also come from Japan, Nigeria, India, France, Tahiti and Iceland. The musical journey continues in four subsequent volumes. Country(s) China; France; French Polynesia; Georgia (Country); Greece; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Ireland; Japan; Madagascar; Nigeria; Russia; Spain; United Kingdom; United States; USSR (former)Culture Group(s) YorubaKeyword(s) Music--British Isles; Music--Ireland; World music anthologiesInstrument(s) Accordion; African harp; Bagpipe; Banjo; Bayan; Bells; Bumbass; Coconut drum; Drum; Esraj; Gamelan; Guitar; Harmonica; Jaltarang; Koto; Panpipes; Qanun; Sh¯o music; Shehnai; Tabla; Uilleann pipes Year of Recording 1951 Record Label Folkways Records Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Credits Produced by Henry Cowell ; Design by Ronald Clyne
Hear a girls’ chorus from Madagascar, an Irish reel played on uileann pipes (bagpipes), a Greek Orthodox church choir singing medieval organum(an early form of polyphony). Selections also come from Japan, Nigeria, India, France, Tahiti and Iceland. The musical journey continues in four subsequent volumes.
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