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- Release Date: February 18, 2000
- Type: Live
- Genre: World
Review
With Kanyok & Luba, a selection of field recordings made of the Kanyok and the multicultural Luba are presented. Collected by musicologist Hugh Tracey at a time when Belgium's will and ability to govern the Congo were fading, the recordings reflect a tremendous vareity of musical styles, instruments, and practices. Standout tracks include "Drum Message I" and "Drum Message II," a series of demonstrations played by Kazadi Celestin on a cyond slit drum. The Kanyok drummer recites the message and then plays it on his cyond, giving the listener a rare opportunity to experience the complexity of this utilitarian art form. The Luba-Kasai protest song "Kaleleke Wetu Yamba Mwana Wa Mbaya" is also a must-hear. In it a group of women use chipeni singing gourds to resonate their voices and amplify their concerns about a worker's death in the nearby uranium mine. These singers ricochet their voices back and forth in a complex series of alternating melodic patterns. Detailed liner notes -- replete with comments about each track and a brief history of the region -- contextualize and thus fortify the CD's already stellar sounds. ~ John Vallier, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Drum Message I | (1:19) | ||
| Chindol Wa Mukaleng | Traditional | (2:46) | |
| Luwend | (4:07) | ||
| Mal' Yoo-Yooy | (3:35) | ||
| Bwal Bwany | (3:08) | ||
| Drum Message II | (1:51) | ||
| Tshiluw | (:46) | ||
| Musambo Wa Maja | (5:01) | ||
| Butuk | (1:31) | ||
| Wa Lwend Chombel | (3:43) | ||
| Mangaay | (2:59) | ||
| Kabondo Musambo Wa Changachanga | (4:19) | ||
| Wa Kabwalala Wa Beena Luluwa | (5:07) | ||
| Mambala Rhythm | (3:58) | ||
| Kaleleke Wetu Yamba Mwana Wa Mbaya | (3:00) | ||
| Kazadi Ngandu | (3:05) | ||
| Kemai | (1:41) | ||
| Lumpungu | (1:43) | ||
| Kankenene Kambula Mushete | (2:46) | ||
| Masengu | (3:10) | ||
| Kashama Wa Ndiambo | (3:13) | ||
| Mambala Dance | (3:06) | ||
| Bandemai Dodile Bulanga | (2:49) |
