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MUSIC FROM ETHIOPIA VARIOUS
ARTISTS TSCD910
Recorded by Jean Jenkins
This survey of the many musical traditions existing in Ethiopia is divided into groups of performances from the Central Highlands, the Desert Nomads and Eritrea. Funeral laments, dances, worksongs, tribal gatherings, genealogical and praise songs, lyre and flute tunes and trance songs are all featured in this panoramic musical documentary, drawn from field recordings by the musicologist Jean Jenkins.
