Format | 3 Audio CD |
Ordering Number | SFW40487 |
Barcode | 093074048726 |
label | Smithsonian Folkways |
Release date | 11/16/2012 |
Release date | 3/27/2001 |
salesrank | 5905 |
Two generations of Bosavi musicians and 25 years of field recordings: a comprehensive and intimate musical portrait of life in a Papua New Guinea rainforest community. Includes the contemporary music of the youngest generation of guitar band composers, and performances of many traditional everyday and ritual styles featuring their parents. Recorded and annotated by Steven Feld, producer of Voices of the Rainforest and author of Sound and Sentiment. Three CDs. 193 minutes. 47 tracks. 80-page booklet with photos and extensive notes.