Music of the Nile

SPECIAL EDITION CD - Original recordings from North and Easter Africa with fully illustrated booklet with fabulous colour pictures. Text also in German, French and Spanish.

This is the companion source album to African Sanctus containing original African field recordings from Egypt, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya (1969-75).

Some of the most energetic and exciting recordings of African traditions: Bwala Dance, Call to Prayer, Cattle boy's song, Dingy Dingy dance, Song of lamentation, Ritual burial dance and many more important African recordings both musical and environmental including sounds of the river Nile.

"The best commercially available collection I have heard of African folk music and I recommend it whole heartedly". English Song and Dance Magazine.

(ARC Music - EUCD 1793)