Label:Original Music – OMA 112
Country:US
Used LP 1989
Disc:VG+ (feel little surface at some parts, not serious, strong good category)
Jacket:VG+ (slight wear, small writing on back, good condition overall)
With the discovery of copper in northern Zambia in the 1920s, the demand for industrial labor increased in rural areas, and as tribes, cultures, and traditions gathered from each town, the musical style also underwent unique changes as they mixed together. This work was released in 1989 and recordings made in 1957 in the huge mining area known as the Copperbelt, which are part of the famous Original Music series in the US. The recordings are a mixture of songs by roving minstrels as well as laborers in the area as acoustic guitars became available from the West. It's absolutly valuable collection of recordings from Zambia, which continued to create a unique musical system even within Africa. All the music can only be heard here. The recordings were made by ethnomusicologist Hugh Tracey, an authority on African music. Amazing.
20年代にザンビア北部で銅が発見されたことにより地方にも工業労働の需要が高まり各地より部族、文化、伝統が集まりそれらが混ざり合うことで音楽体系も独自の変化を遂げたと言います。本作は米Original Musicの名物シリーズに残されたカッパーベルトと呼ばれる大鉱山地帯での57年の録音を記録した89年リリース作品。西洋からアコースティックギターが手に入るようになりその地の労働者の他にも放浪する吟遊詩人の楽曲も入り混じった音源をズラリ収録。その後に広大なアフリカの中でも特殊な音楽体系を作り出すザンビアの貴重な録音集。ギターの旋律と歌心に心洗われる。録音はアフリカ音楽の権威である民族音楽学者Hugh Traceyによるもの。素晴らしいです。
A1 - Stephen Tsotsi Kasumali & Friends – Konta Iya Iya Konta
A2 - Isaac Matafwani & Sunkutu – Eko Bali Mukanina Bamayo
A3 - Stephen Tsotsi Kasumali & Friends – Kazembe Mayo
A7 - Stephen Tsotsi Kasumali & Friends – Marita Ku Mampampa
B2 - William Siwale & Friends – Mayo Mayo
B3 - Cisenga, Cungu & Musonda – Tubamu Tumo Tulawamisha
B7 - Luson Mwape Muchalo – Chilumendo Chakumona
