SOAS Archive Show

Javanese Court Gamelan Vol. II recorded at the Istana Mankunegaran, Surakarta by Robert E. Brown. Nonesuch Explorer Series H-72074, 1977.

This episode features a classic recording of Central Javanese gamelan recorded at the Mankunegaran palace in Solo, Central Java and played by the court musicians. Presented by Jenny McCallum.

Side One

1. Ketawang Puspawarna
2. Gending Bonang Babar Layar

Side Two

1. Gending Ela-Ela Kalibeber
2. Ayak-Ayakan Kaloran

Achik songs by Ali Ekbar Cicek
Recordings: Kudsi Erguner
Musical Atlas – UNESCO Collection (27)

This episode features a selection of songs from the LP ‘Turkey, Bektachi Music – a collection of ‘Achik’ songs, sung by Ali Ekber Cicek with saz accompaniment. Presented by Seth Richardson.

Side A

1a ‘Set no traps for him who loves’ (Kul Sergen

1b ‘Covet not this world’s goods’ (Asik Engin)

2 ‘I have professed love for fourteen thousand years’ (Sidki)

3 ‘Weep not, mine eyes, God is merciful’ (Pir Sultan Abdal)

Presented and Produced by Luke Branston and Michele Banal
The sound of Africa / sons d’Afrique series
Edited by: Hugh Tracey and the staff of the I.L.A.M. (International Library of African Music)

This episode features recordings from the Luba peoples of the Southern Congo and two Luba subgroups, the Kasai and the Bena Shimba. These recordings belong to the LP number TR-39 from the collection ‘The sound of Africa series’, a series of recordings made by Hugh Tracey in the 1950s and the 1960s.

TR- 39 side A

CONGO BELGE

Tibetan Buddhist rites from the monasteries of Bhutan. Volume 1: Rituals of the Drukpa Order from Thimphu and Punakha (recorded by John Levy), Lyrichord Discs Inc., LLST 7255, 1971. New York, USA.

This show features the LP Tibetan Buddhist rites from the monasteries of Bhutan. Volume 1: Rituals of the Drukpa Order from Thimphu and Punakha, released by Lyrichord Discs Inc. In 1971. The record comprises ritual music of the monks of Thimpu, Bhutan and the nuns of Punakha, Bhutan. The show is presented by Olivia Haughton.

Side 1

A Musical Anthology of the Orient, from the UNESCO Collection; Japan 1; Edited for the International Music Council by the International Institute for Comparative Music Studies (commentary in French, English, German)
Bären Reiter Musicaphon BM 30 L 2012

This episode features an LP of traditional Japanese music, recorded in 1962. Both songs are representative of the two major schools of koto in Japan, the Ikuta and Yamada schools respectively. The show is presented by Chiara Terzuolo.

Side 1:
Yaegoromo, ‘Five Seasonal Songs about Dresses’

Today’s episode features music from Africa and Americas and Continental Europe, presented by Louise Ungless with the album ‘Music from Distant Corners of the World’ from the Nonesuch Explorer collection. The episode explores folk music from Colombia, Brazil, Rhodesia, Bahamas, Trinidad, Mexico, Peru, Paraguay, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Yugoslavia and Sweden. It is a collection of drums, Ensembles, Orchestras, fiddles and soloist improvisations.