My Field Recordings From Across The Planet

David Attenborough

David Attenborough My Field Recordings From Across The Planet
  • CD1: 1. David Attenborough's introduction
  • CD1: 2. Three Balanges and Chorus of women with iron rattles
  • CD1: 3. Solo Balange and drum
  • CD1: 4. Za-Za Solo
  • CD1: 5. Za-Za and Triangle with singer & chorus
  • CD1: 6. Bundu Society Dance
  • CD1: 7. Dance of Welcome of the Bullon Tribe
  • CD1: 8. Snatch of song accompanied by the Quindina
  • CD1: 9. Bone Flute 1
  • CD1: 10. Bone Flute 2
  • CD1: 11. Hallelujah Chant
  • CD1: 12. Gamelan Orchestra
  • CD1: 13. Kris Dance
  • CD1: 14. The Djoged
  • CD1: 15. Gender Wayang
  • CD1: 16. Kebiar
  • CD1: 17. Tjapung Gangtuk, Jaws Harp Solo
  • CD1: 18. Genggong Music 1
  • CD1: 19. Genggong Music 2
  • CD1: 20. Flute Solo
  • CD1: 21. Suling Suralaya (Celestial Flutes)
  • CD1: 22. Dyak Marriage Celebration (Men's Dance)
  • CD1: 23. Gambus Solo
  • CD1: 24. Gambus Duet
  • CD1: 25. Dyak Marriage Celebrations (Women Singing)
  • CD1: 26. Dyak Funeral Gongs
  • CD1: 27. Porters Singing
  • CD1: 28. David Attenborough's conclusion to CD1
  • CD2: 1. David Attenborough's introduction
  • CD2: 2. Guira Campana (The Bell Bird)
  • CD2: 3. Malvita
  • CD2: 4. Iguazu
  • CD2: 5. La Llegada (The Arrival)
  • CD2: 6. La Viega Casa (The Old House)
  • CD2: 7. Ndeve -Guarnte
  • CD2: 8. Lucerito Alba (Little White Star)
  • CD2: 9. Ne Rendápe Aju (I Come to You)
  • CD2: 10. Campo Cerbo Leone
  • CD2: 11. Galopera
  • CD2: 12. Panambi Vera
  • CD2: 13. The Lament of my Guitar
  • CD2: 14. Tres de Mayo (Third of May)
  • CD2: 15. Meke (Dance)
  • CD2: 16. Tau Lunga
  • CD2: 17. Nose Flute Trio
  • CD2: 18. Sitting Dance
  • CD2: 19. Meke
  • CD2: 20. Taralala (Colonel Bogey)
  • CD2: 21. Calling the Turtle
  • CD2: 22. Land-Diving Songs 1
  • CD2: 23. Land-Diving Songs 2
  • CD2: 24. Two Valihas
  • CD2: 25. Three Valihas
  • CD2: 26. Merina Tribe Retournement Ceremony
  • CD2: 27. Walbiri Tribe Blooding Ceremony
  • CD2: 28. Bull-Roarer
  • CD2: 29. Bull-Roarer and Chant
  • CD2: 30. Gunavidi Tribe
  • CD2: 31. Burada Tribe - Yurlunggur Song
  • CD2: 32. David Attenborough's conclusion

This 2CD set is a compilation of original field recordings made by David Attenborough between 1954 and 1963. He travelled to remote parts of the world to find and film exotic animals for the BBC television series Zoo Quest. But he was just as interested in the people he met and their music. Whenever he came across musicians, out came his early portable tape machine . "While I was theoretically looking for pythons, in the evenings I would record different types of music.." 

The recordings have been in the BBC's Sound Archive ever since and this is the first time they've been made available on CD. This collection features more than 50 recordings of traditional music from Sierra Leone, Paraguay, Madagascar, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Islands and northern Australia. With an extensive booklet drawing on David Attenborough's experiences compiled and with notes by BBC Producer Julian May, and stunning original photographs of the recording sessions.

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