Nkisi

London, 15.12.24

With Nkisi

Serpent Songs, Sonic Migrations and Musical Phenomena

"Through the use of experimental sonic storytelling, this broadcast delves into the serpentine movements of music across time and space. We explore how musical phenomena migrate, embed themselves in earthly landscapes, and intertwine with human and ecological histories. This is a practice of reconnection—drawing from archives and initiating remembrance through sound."

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Tracklist

Halim El-DabhHalim El-Dabh
Wire Recorder Piece
Wax CylinderWax Cylinder
Noise Collage (1893-1925)
N.W. ThomasN.W. Thomas
Wax Cylinder Balangi Duet ( Sierra Leone, 1914)
Aka Pygmy MusicAka Pygmy Music
Mongombi (1973)
Kalahari 2, Kalahari 2, More Music From The Bushmen And Their Neighbours
Bongo With Singing (1990)
Art Of Primitive SoundArt Of Primitive Sound
“Le Pietre Del Fiume”
Music! Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv Vol.1Music! Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv Vol.1
Timbunke Singer (Papua New Guinea, 1912)
Voices Of The World, Voices Of The World, An Anthology Of Vocal ExpressionAn Anthology Of Vocal Expression
Vocalisation Of Drum Rhythms (Benin, 1952)
Voices Of The World, Voices Of The World, An Anthology Of Vocal ExpressionAn Anthology Of Vocal Expression
Rituel Des Origins Du Monde (Paraguay, 1988)
KinactKinact
Cercle De Tambours Kinact Et Likembe (Nyege Nyege Tapes Unreleased)
Guy B JohnsonGuy B Johnson
Cylinder Recordings Of African American Music 1925
Atutu PeopleAtutu People
Kuandrinkro Bessueba Waxcylinder (Ivory Coast, 1935)
Musique SombaMusique Somba
Tipenti
SamulnoriSamulnori
Al-Ari
Zangbeto DrummingZangbeto Drumming
Ouidah Field Recording Vodun Festival 2024
The Topoke People Of The CongoThe Topoke People Of The Congo
Drum Signalling (1959)
Music! Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv Vol.3Music! Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv Vol.3
Morning Neighbour Morning (Tobago,1995)
Voices Of The World, Voices Of The World, An Anthology Of Vocal ExpressionAn Anthology Of Vocal Expression
Melodie D’harmoniques (Insecte) (Papua New Guinea)
NASANASA
Solar Sounds
Ritual Percussion Of KeralaRitual Percussion Of Kerala
Unknown Track
Vox Populi!Vox Populi!
Pygmee In The Dark
Ainu Centre ChoirAinu Centre Choir
Ota Ubah Instrumental
Voices Of The World, Voices Of The World, An Anthology Of Vocal ExpressionAn Anthology Of Vocal Expression
Danse Pour Appeler La Pluie (Indonesia, 1993)
The Funeral Rites Of A Bamileke QueenThe Funeral Rites Of A Bamileke Queen
The Priests Of The ‘Kunga’
BandaBanda
Polyphony
Cheb RunnerCheb Runner
Olympic Gnawa (Unreleased)
Music! Berlin Phonogramm-ArchivvMusic! Berlin Phonogramm-Archivv
Tedika Saking (Java, 1923)