Dark Rapture: Belgian Congo Records 1938 - Six 78 RPM disc Album + Booklet
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Dark Rapture: Belgian Congo Records 1938- Six 78 RPM disc Album + Booklet
Very good condition - a few light scuffs. Most sides pristine or nearly pristine. Booklet (16 pages) in excellent condition. Front cover (lower right corner) was slightly creased. Album itself is in very good condition - cover corner slightly worn. Please review all Photos.
Historical Context: The recordings were made in 1934-1935 (though the expedition materials, including the film "Dark Rapture," were released in 1938) by Armand Denis and his wife Leila Roosevelt during their expedition to the Belgian Congo. These were among the earliest field recordings of indigenous African music, featuring the Manbetu, Watusi (Tutsi), pygmy groups, and other Central African peoples.
Label:
Reeves Sound Studios – noneFormat:
6 x Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, ReissueCountry:
USReleased:
1938Genre:
Folk, World, & CountryStyle:
African, Field Recording A Manbetu*– Manbetu Songs B Babira*– Babira Songs C1 Unknown Artist– Bapere Dance C2 Unknown Artist– Chief Karumi's Dance D Unknown Artist– Xylophone E Mambuti*– Mambuti Pigmy Music F Batwa*– Batwa Pigmy Dances G Unknown Artist– Royal Watusi Drums Part 1 H Unknown Artist– Royal Watusi Drums Part 2 I Unknown Artist– Royal Watusi Drums Part 3 J Bahutu*– Bahutu Chant And Dances K Babira*– Babira Circumcision Ritual L Unknown Artist– Bapere Circumcision Ritualprice rating
