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“ Musicien : Ossele, Théodore 1 - Olobo - 3'20 (Atege field-clearing song performed. Male voice), 2 - Ndombi - 1'14 (Atege song perfomed in the plantations. Male & female voices). 3 - Onkila - 3'57 (Complaint of a mother to her own mother. Male voice, female choir & ngwomi (Gabonese pluriarc), 4 - Onkila 2 - 3'44 (Atege song. About a man gone insane. Male voice, female choir & ngwomi (Gabonese pluriarc), 5. Ndombi 2 - 0'57 (Atege marriage song. Female voice & mixed choir), 6 - Ndombi 3 - 2'30 (Atege song. About the loss of the nearest & dearest. Female voice, mixed choir & kakani (Gabonese drum), 7. Mbali | 6'12 (Atege song. From the popular repertoire. Male voice & mixed choir). ”

Atege Songs

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isolated on the high plateaux of South Gabon, the Atege developed an elaborate form of vocal polyphony. This album, recorded over a period of sixty years, is a testimony to the richneses of their musical heritage.

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Sylvie Clerfeuille

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