Bruitset Ambiances d'Afrique 1 [ocr23] & 2 [ocr32] 7"ers ~ field recordings by Charles Duvelle & Michel Vuylsteke

a pair of off the wall nature sound 7"s from afrique, buried deep in the early ocora catalogue & never re-issued. totally essential frog, bird & rooster-scapes. surely not to be missed if ya dig that sorta thang. 320 vinyl rips. we never had it so good.
gawd bless our hero, op

Musiques du Gabon LP [Ocora 41] field recordings by Michel Vuylsteke in 1967

Face A
01 Massango ~ bwiti moungongo [mouth-bow] workout by Celestin Mondjo
02 Massango ~ bwiti funereal dirge ft. gonfi [curved harp], polyphony & bottles
03 Xylophone ~ melane [xylophone] orchestra
04 Fang ~ melane orch. w/ girl choir shaking metal nias [rattles]
05 Fang ~ epique song w/ mvet [harp zither] & choral accompaniment

Face B
06 Obamba ~ walking song w/ hand claps!!!! yes!!!
07 Ndjabi ~ male group songs tracing movements of masked genie on stilts
08 Pounou ~ epique song featuring bsambi [blow-lute] & antiphonique chorus
09 Kota ~ Obanga rites w/ eba [antelope horn] & massokwe [vegetable husk anklets]
10 Pigmee ~ pygmy song accom. by gonfi [curved harp] for bwiti dance
11 Pigmee ~ female polyphonique pygmy yodelling for kosse dance



the Bwiti & Obanga are both secret societies of Gabon & the associated songs they sing & play for their various festivals, rites & even seemingly humdrum activities are utterly mindblowing. another consistently superb ocora. thanks & praise to op