Music! The Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv (1900-2000)

by Various Artists

Music! The Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv (1900-2000) cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 9 January 2001
  • Label: Wergo
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 5:03:12
  • Community rating: 4.04/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Issued for the centenary of the Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv, this Wergo set presents field recordings made on wax cylinders between 1900 and 2000. The archive's ethnomusicological holdings document traditional music from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe at the dawn of sound recording.

Genres

Descriptors: archival, vocal, acoustic, historical, percussive

Tracklist

  1. "Kham Hom", Performed By A Theater Ensemble From Bangkok. Berlin, 1900 (1:57)
  2. "Oggayam" Sung By Perfecto Balangi, A Southern Kalinga. Balatoc, Phillippines, 1934 (1:55)
  3. "Tedhak Saking", Central Javanese Gamelan Composition. Yogyakarta, Java, 1932 (4:49)
  4. Krishna Song, Voice And Flute Imitation By Rehana Tyabji. Baroda, India, 1933 (3:03)
  5. Death Lament Of The Kurdish Singer Abdal Ali. Sendshirili, Turkey, 1902 (3:55)
  6. Two Jewish Songs. Yemen, 1931 (2:57)
  7. Dance Tune Played On The Two-Stringed Fiddle "Qoboz" By Two Professional Uzbek Musicians. Tashkent, Russian Turkestan, 1905 (2:20)
  8. Rowing Song Of A Boat's Crew On The Yangzi. Sichuan, China, 1912 (1:53)
  9. "Ezo Ya Matsumaye", Japanese Folk Song, Niigata, Japan, 1911 (2:08)
  10. Beginning Of The "Gagaku" Composition "Etenraku." The Wind Section. Tokyo, Japan, 1911 (2:06)
  11. "Dance Choir With Trill" Of The Nyulnyul. Beagle Bay, Australia, 1910 (2:19)
  12. Song Of The "Ujangong" Mask Dance, Sung By The Monumbo Man Baigisa. German New Guinea, 1904 (1:23)
  13. Song Sung By A Man, Recorded In Timbunke. Interlocking Flutes. German New Guinea, 1912 (1:16)
  14. Song Sung By A Man, Recorded In Timbunke. Interlocking Flutes. German New Guinea, 1912 (2:00)
  15. "Tangiboa", Death Lament, Sung By Dawidi Anam. German New Guinea, 1928 (2:36)
  16. Dance Song "A Uali." Baluan, Admiralty Islands, 1907 (1:02)
  17. Breadfruit Dance Song, Sung By Essep, Island Of Uman. Truk, Micronesia, 1907 (1:18)
  18. Bedouin Song, Jabal Harāz, Yemen, 1931 (1:28)
  19. Bedouin Song, Kabyle Berber, Northeast Algeria, 1927 (0:56)
  20. Caravan Song Of The Tuareg Of The Sahara. Tunisia (?), 1929 (0:58)
  21. Three Flute Players And A Singer Of The Atutu (Baule). Abigui, Ivory Coast, 1935 (2:22)
  22. Five Proverbs, Drummed In The Twi Language By Okofu From Logba. Togo, 1905 (1:28)
  23. Music For The "Lela" Celebration. Four Flutes And Singing. Bali, Cameroon, 1908 (2:14)
  24. Vessel Flute Music, Played By Two Luba Musicians. Luebo, Kete Region, Congo, 1906 (2:19)
  25. Music Of The "Cisanzi" Board Lamellophone, Played By A Ngangela Or Cokwe Musician. Central Angolan Highlands, 1913 (1:43)
  26. "Amahoro Meéza", Sung By The Bahutu Women Of Maraangara (Gitarama). Rwanda, 1907/08 (1:57)
  27. Song Of The Zande. Southwestern Sudan, 1928 (1:52)
  28. Song Of The Zande. Southwestern Sudan, 1928 (1:09)
  29. Xylophone Piece Of The Bondei, Played On The "Vilangwi" Xylophone. Tanga, Tanganyika, 1903 (2:35)
  30. Dance Song Of The Thompson River Indians. British Columbia, 1897 (1:26)
  31. Eagle Song Of The Hopi Indians. Arizona. Berlin, 1906 (2:09)
  32. "Mitote" Singing Of The Cora Indian Leocadio Enriquez. Jesús María, Mexico, 1905/06 (1:53)
  33. Song For The "Parischera" Dance Of The Taulipang. Northeast Brazil/South Venezuela, 1911 (1:40)
  34. Song Of A Chiriguano Indian From Bolivia. San Pedro De Jujuy, Argentina, 1906 (0:59)
  35. "Song From The Youth Initiation," Sung By The Yámana Indian Masemikens Pedro. Mellijones, Tiera Del Fuego, Chile, 1903 (2:27)
  36. Two "Tvísöngvar" From Iceland, 1928 (0:40)
  37. Two "Tvísöngvar" From North Iceland, 1928 (1:10)
  38. Two Instrumental Pieces, Played By A "Skudučiai" Ensemble. Parish Jūžintai, Northeast Lithuania, 1909 (1:00)
  39. Two Instrumental Pieces, Played By A "Skudučiai" Ensemble. Parish Jūžintai, Northeast Lithuania, 1909 (0:48)
  40. Polish Folk Song, Sung By Michał Kulawiak. Poland, 1930 (2:01)
  41. Song From The Böhmerwald. Neuern, Czechoslovakian Republic, 1931 (0:44)
  42. Sorbian Spinning Room Song, Sung By Christiane Marrak. Burg, Germany, 1907 (1:24)
  43. Instrumental Narration, Played On The Duct Flute "Düdük". Mehmet Bayraktar, Antakya, Turkey, 1956 (3:46)
  44. "Qaside," Sung By Seyid Ahmet Of Şırnak. Hakkari, Turkey, 1965 (4:08)
  45. "Atābā", Sung And Accompanied On The Spike Fiddle "Rabāb" By Mukhtar 'Ārif Ijnād. Wint Al-Rihān, Syria, 1974 (3:11)
  46. "Taksim" In "Maqām Nahāwand", Played On The Short-Necked Lute "Al-'ūd" By Jeries Nimir. Nazareth, Israel, 1967 (7:07)
  47. Two Instrumental Pieces Played On The "Zïbïzga" (Flute) And The "Dombra" (Lute) By The Uigur Musicians Sarkat And Toktagan. Istanbul, Turkey, 1955 (1:16)
  48. Two Instrumental Pieces Played On The "Zïbïzga" (Flute) And The "Dombra" (Lute) By The Uigur Musicians Sarkat And Toktagan. Istanbul, Turkey, 1955 (2:07)
  49. "Goze" Singer Sugimoto Kikue Accompanies Herself On The "Shamisen." Takada, Japan, 1964 (4:15)
  50. Initiation Song And Jew's Harp Piece Of The Anga. Village Of Seseli, Banir River (0:51)
  51. Initiation Song And Jew's Harp Piece Of The Anga. Village Of Seseli, Banir River, New Guinea, 1968 (1:39)
  52. Dance Song For Initiation. Moeneu, Santa Cruz Archipelago, 1967 (4:10)
  53. "Mawwāl" And Nubian Song. Cairo, Egypt, 1955 (3:03)
  54. "Mawwāl" And Nubian Song. Cairo, Egypt, 1955 (5:12)
  55. Song Of The Harp Player Kali Of The Buduma. Lake Chad Island Of N'guya, Tchad, 1962 (2:35)
  56. Dance Of The Hausa Girls With Drumming. Anka, Northern Nigeria, 1961 (4:30)
  57. Zulu Songs Accompanied By The Musical Bow "Ugubhu," Sung And Played By Princess KaDinuzulu. Village Of Mahlabatini, South Africa, 1968 (2:10)
  58. "Ntete", Musical Piece For A Mouth-Resonated Bow, Played By The Msena Musician Ntshambo Thole. Village Of Chambuluka, Lower Shire Valley, Malaŵi, 1967 (3:07)
  59. Boat Song. Island Of Buvuma, Lake Victoria, Uganda, 1970 (2:58)
  60. Boat Song. Island Of Buvuma, Lake Victoria, Uganda, 1970 (1:58)
  61. Two Haunting Songs Of The Borana-Galla. Southern Ethiopia, 1951 (1:19)
  62. Haunting Song Of The Borana-Galla. Southern Ethiopia (0:54)
  63. "News Chant" Of The Waika Indian Olamihu. Upper Orinoco, Venezuela, 1954 (1:52)
  64. Music For An "Ayarichi" Dance, Played On Panpipes And Drums. Department Of Chuquisaca, Bolivia, 1958 (3:27)
  65. Three "Yoiks" Of The Sami. Karasjok, Norway, 1956 (1:06)
  66. Three "Yoiks" Of The Sami. Karasjok, Norway, 1956 (1:06)
  67. Three "Yoiks" Of The Sami. Karasjok, Norway, 1956 (0:51)
  68. Historical Song Performed By Ramë Nikqi (28), Hysen Nikqi (1925) And Ramë Nikqi (31). Rugovo, Kosovo, 1959 (3:58)
  69. Easter Song, Sung By Rista Mirčeska And Duda Nikodinoska. Bituse, Macedonia, 1974 (2:12)
  70. "Zwiefacher," Played By The Ensemble Of Heinrich Baronner. Aichach, Upper Bavaria, Germany, 1967 (1:38)
  71. Music Of The "Gamelan Ajeng". Village Of Buher, Karawang, West-Java, Indonesia, 1981 (12:07)
  72. "Jegog" Music, Played By The Ensemble "Jegog Jayus" From The Village Of Sangkaragung, Northwestern Bali, Indonesia, 1995 (4:17)
  73. Dance Song Of The Tigwa Manobo, Accompanied On The Tube Zither And The Boat Lute. Village Of SItio Kisayab, San Fernando, Bukidnon, Philippines, 1993 (3:20)
  74. Praise Song Of The Royal Power. "Pat Pyo", Composed By Myawaddy Mingyi U Sa. Rangoon, Myanmar/Burma, 2000 (4:20)
  75. "South Vietnamese Music Of The Talented". Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 1999 (4:42)
  76. "Aacigu" ('Mountain Song'), Sung By The Aini Heishan. Yuennan, China, 1990 (1:14)
  77. "Qurbah." Bagpipe Music Performed At A Wedding. Group Of Sa'īd Shinīn Of Ṣallān, Ṣohār, Recorded In Majīs, Wilāyah Ṣohār, Oman, 1990 (4:46)
  78. Music From The Highland Region Of Western New Guinea (Irian Jaya). Excerpt From A Great Dance Festival In Munggona (Eipomek), 1976 (4:49)
  79. Christmas Dance Of The Yali. Missionary Station Angguruk, Western New Guinea, 1975 (2:44)
  80. Gera Esharbeh - Two Compositions Played By "Waza" Trumpet Ensembles Of The Berta. Villages Of Mitinjalo Near Qessan And Uffud El-Tom, Sudan, 1982 (2:52)
  81. Asa Musa Iadoiya - Two Compositions Played By "Waza" Trumpet Ensembles Of The Berta. Villages Of Mitinjalo Near Qessan And Uffud El-Tom, Sudan, 1982 (1:54)
  82. The Mwirugavu Yalyaki Nkwanzi Group. Ensemble Music For Panpipes And Xylophone. Village Of Namisambia I, Bugosa District, Uganda, 2000 (4:11)
  83. "Shi Kalaksai", Praise Music Played By The "Ganga Kura" Ensemble Of The Shehu Of Borno. Maidiguri, Nigeria, 1991 (3:19)
  84. "Reel", Played By The Ensemble "The Rising Youth". Tobago, 1995 (3:15)
  85. "Phukuna" Panflute Ensemble ("Kantu") Of The Kallawayas. Charazani, Bolivia, 1983 (5:02)
  86. "Caramelles De Nadal", Christmas Songs. San Jorge, Eivissa (Ibiza), Spain, 1978 (4:14)
  87. "Boche 'e Notte", "Tenores" Singing. Bitti, Sardinia, 1988 (5:11)
  88. "Shavi Shashvi" ("The Black Trush"). Three-Part Vocal Polyphony From Guria, Georgia, 1991 (3:44)
  89. "Ortsende", Paul Gutama Soegijo And The Banjar Gruppe. Berlin, Germany, 1973 (4:11)
  90. "Kripaju", A Composition By Tyāgarāja In Rāgam Chajatharangini And Tālam Aditālam, Performed By Rajeswari Padmanabhan, Karaikkudi S. Subramanian And Tanjore Upendran From Madras, India, 1975 (4:12)
  91. "Khyāl" In "Rāg Mishra Bhairavi," Sung By Sulochana Yajurvedi Brahaspati And Accompanied By Inder Lal Dhandra, India, 1981 (9:52)
  92. Solo Piece For The Vietnamese Zither "Đàn Tranh", Performed By Trân Quang Hải, Paris, 1985 (5:49)
  93. Solo Piece For The Chinese Zither "Zheng", Composed And Performed By Liang Tsai-p'ing, Taiwan, 1979 (7:43)
  94. "Taqsīm" On The Arabian Lute "Al-'ūd," Played By Munir Bahir, Iraq, 1983 (6:42)
  95. Music Of The "Mizmār Baladī" Ensemble From Upper Egypt, 1977 (8:29)
  96. "Madīḥ Nabawī" ("Praise Of The Prophet") Performed By Munnina Mint Eleya And Her Griot Ensemble From Mauretania, 1978 (10:30)
  97. Historical Song, Sung To The Bowl Lyre "Endongo", By Evaristo Muyinda From Kampala, Uganda, 1983 (3:41)
  98. "Mama Elisa, Played By Donald Kachamba's Kwela Band From Malaŵi, 1981 (3:13)
  99. Introductoy Song, Sung And Played On The Bridge Harp "Seperewa" By Kwame Osei Korankye From Ghana, 1999 (3:08)
  100. Music For "Kete" Drums, Played By The Bambala Traditional Group From Ghana/Köln, Germany, 1999 (4:56)

Credits

  • Rehana Tyabji - vocals, flute
  • Mehmet Bayraktar - flute [düdük]
  • Mukhtar 'Ārif Ijnād - vocals, fiddle [rabāb]
  • Jeries Nimir - lute [al-'ūd]
  • Sarkat - flute [zïbïzga]
  • Toktagan - lute [dombra]
  • 杉本キクイ - shamisen, vocals
  • Rif'at As-Sayyid - clarinet [arghūl kebīr]
  • Paul Gutama Soegijo - liner notes, recorded by, composed by
  • Andreas Meyer - liner notes, recorded by
  • Dieter Christensen - liner notes, recorded by
  • Edda Brandes - liner notes, recorded by
  • Ekkehart Royl - liner notes, recorded by
  • Gerd Koch - liner notes, recorded by
  • Gerhard Kubik - liner notes, recorded by
  • Gisa Jähnichen - liner notes, recorded by
  • Gretel Schwörer-Kohl - liner notes, recorded by
  • Hans Brandeis - liner notes, recorded by
  • Hans Fischer - liner notes, recorded by
  • Jürgen Jensen - liner notes, recorded by
  • Kurt Krieger - liner notes, recorded by
  • Martin Ramstedt - liner notes, recorded by
  • Max Peter Baumann - liner notes, recorded by
  • Raimund Vogels - liner notes, recorded by
  • Shu-chi Lee - liner notes, recorded by
  • Susanne Ziegler - liner notes, recorded by
  • Gabriele Meyer-Hoppe - design [cover]
  • Jürgen Schöpf - engineer [sound restoration]
  • Amy Catlin - liner notes
  • Birthe Traerup - liner notes
  • Don Niles - liner notes
  • Eberhard Fischer - liner notes
  • Ephraim Ya'akov - liner notes
  • Gila Flam - liner notes
  • Gottfried Eberle - liner notes
  • Grace Koch - liner notes
  • Günther Hartmann - liner notes
  • Ingrid Fritsch - liner notes
  • Jos Gansemans - liner notes
  • Jürgen Engelhardt - liner notes
  • Marc Chemillier - liner notes
  • Mareile Irmler - liner notes
  • Margaret Buckner - liner notes
  • Martin Boiko - liner notes
  • Miguel A. García - liner notes
  • Nazir Jairazbhoy - liner notes
  • Piotr Dahlig - liner notes
  • Razia Sultanova - liner notes
  • Richard Haas - liner notes
  • Rüdiger Schumacher - liner notes
  • Tobias Robert Klein - liner notes
  • Urban Bareis - liner notes
  • Viola Hörbst - liner notes
  • Árni Björnsson - liner notes
  • Wolfgang Strelow - liner notes [musical notations]
  • Caroline Diessel - liner notes [translations]
  • Albrecht Wiedmann - mastered by [digital master tape]
  • Carl Stumpf - recorded by
  • Jenő Takács - recorded by
  • Jaap Kunst - recorded by

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