Bushmen of the Kalahari [Enhanced]

Bushmen (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 2000)
• Original Release Date: August 29, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Meltdown [B&W Music]
• ASIN: B00004W5DU
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #978,844 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Xan Do Do (God Help Us) - Anna Goute/Angelic Goute/Marcella !Ngube

2. Nxa! (Sound Of The Wild Dog) - Anna Goute/!Ngubi Goute

3. Nxa! (Version 2) - Anna Goute/!Ngubi Goute

4. Nxa! (Version 3) - Anna Goute/!Ngubi Goute

5. I Wish To Be A Lucky Hunter - !Ngube Goute

6. Hungry Man - !Ngubi Goute

7. Thula, Thula Thule! (Bump Me So That I Can Bump You) - Bakgalagadi Cultural Group/Sarafina Ditshabue

8. Chameleon - Angelic Goute/Marcella !Ngube

9. Lekker Ding, Lekker Daar! (Nice Thing, Nice Day) - Angelic Goute/Marcella !Ngube

10. A Trance Song - Angelic Goute/Marcella !Ngube

11. Heta! (Chorus Line) - Bakgalagadi Cultural Group/Sarafina Ditshabue

12. The Great Hunt - !Ngube Goute

13. !Kung - !Ngube Goute

14. Sad Song - !Ngube Goute

15. Honey Song - !Ngube Goute

16. The Cursed Woman - !Ngube Goute

17. Looking Back - !Ngube Goute

18. CD-ROM Data - Bushmen Of The Kalahari

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful Music of an Endangered People, August 8, 2009

By 

Dr. Debra Jan Bibel "World Music Explorer" (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bushmen of the Kalahari (Audio CD)

This fine album sounds almost as if the Bushmen (San) were recorded in the, well, bush, so naturally traditional it seems, but the musicians were in the studio in Johannesburg, South Africa. The tunes relate to their primitive hunter-gatherer existence and their holistic environmental approach to life. Their instruments are fairly basic and, of course, portable: gourd and ankle shakers, drums, flute, bow with resonator, and thumb piano. The 35 short tracks, total of 72 minutes, become an enchanting suite. After a history of displacement and crueties, only some 7,000 San people remain in the central Kalahari, and to perserve their culture and art, the Qwii Music Arts Trust in Botswana supported these musicians and studio recording. The enclosed booklet includes photographs of instruments, rock art, huts, and hunting and gathering. The various timbre of the instruments, gentle rhythms, and happy group singing/yodeling make this album worthwhile listening.