Sacred Flute Music From New Guinea: Madang LP 1973 Quar
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Sacred Flute Music From New Guinea: Madang LP 1973 Quartz001
Original UK pressing on Quartz Records – one of only seven releases on this label, run by noted musician and sound curator David Toop.
Recorded by Ragnar Johnson in 1976 and considered by some to be the grail of all ethnographic field recordings, MADANG: SACRED FLUTE MUSIC FROM NEW GUINEA is an essential for anyone interested in the margins of recorded sound. In New Guinea the wind has many supernatural connotations. Flute blowing is a mediator between the human and spirit worlds. These nearly six-foot-long flutes are made of bamboo and are brought out exclusively for ceremonial purposes. The sounds released are believed by the players to be actual cries of spirits. These recordings are absolutely transcendent. In four extended tracks, spherical sounds rise and build in otherworldly force with hypnotic results. This album presents a vanishing musical form that expresses the essence of music itself.
Recorded in the Madang region of Papua, New Guinea in 1976.
Live Recording
Liner Note Author: Ragnar Johnson.
Photographer: Ragnar Johnson.
Side 1:
2 Ravoi Flutes, 2 Small Garamuts : Bak Hamlet, Borai 11:25
2 Waudang Flutes, 2 Large Garamuts, 2 Small Garamuts,
6 Singers : Bo'da Village, Manam Island 10:15
Side 2:
2 Jarvan Flutes, 1 Do-don Shell Rattle : Awar Village 15:00
3 Momo Resonating Tubes : Damaindeh-Bau, Finisterre Range 7:33
CONDITION:
SLEEVE: VG++ Moderate shelf wear, laminate glossy with slight ring wear.
RECORD: VG++ With slight surface noise throughout.
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