Jamaica Folk Trance Possession 1939-1961
Label: FREMEAUX Catalog: FA5384 Format: CD Jamaica Folk Trance Possession"CD 1 : LINSTEAD MARKET/SWEETIE CHARLIE - NINA MCKINNEY, RANDOLPH WILLIAMS, IDA JAMES o KETTE DRUM SUITE - POCOMANIA CONGREGATION o KUMINA DRUMMING - KUMINA CONGREGATION o KUMINA BAILO - KUMINA CONGREGATION o KUMINA COUNTRY SONG WITH DRUMS 3 (MYAL) - KUMINA CONGREGATION o KUMINA COUNTRY SONG WITH DRUMS PARTS 1 & 2 (MYAL) - KUMINA CONGREGATION o FINGER DEM (WORK SONG) - EXCAVATION WORKERS o MORNIN' BACK (WORK SONG) - EXCAVATION WORKERS o RING PLAY 1 - KUMINA CONGREGATION o RING PLAY 2 - KUMINA CONGREGATION o JOHN CANOE MUSIC - JOHN CANOE CONGREGATION o UPLIFTING TABLE 1 - REVIVAL ZION CONGREGATION o UPLIFTING TABLE 2 - REVIVAL ZION CONGREGATION o UPLIFTING TABLE 3 - REVIVAL ZION CONGREGATION o PREPARATION FOR BAPTISM TABLE 1 - REVIVAL ZION CONGREGATION o PREPARATION FOR BAPTISM TABLE 2 - REVIVAL ZION CONGREGATION o PREPARATION FOR BAPTISM TABLE 3 - REVIVAL ZION CONGREGATION o CHURCH DEDICATION SERVICE - REVIVAL ZION CONGREGATION o REVIVALIST WEEK DAY SERVICE 1 - REVIVAL ZION CONGREGATION o REVIVALIST WEEK DAY SERVICE 2 - REVIVAL ZION CONGREGATION o SUNDAY EVENING SERVICE o MOTHER GARDNER & REVIVAL ZION CONGREGATION o SUNDAY NIGHT SERVICE 2 - REVIVAL ZION CONGREGATION. "Fascinating evidence of mystic Afro-Jamaican religious practices inherited from the days of slavery. Accompanied by these songs, drums and trances, ancestral spirits took possession of initiates in authentic ceremonies which inspired fiction's zombies and voodoo... These rare sounds probably come closest to the legendary bamboulas held in New Orleans' Congo Square in the 19th century: the true origins of Negro spirituals, jazz and gospel. The deep African roots of reggae and Rastafarianism are revealed here and include the earliest Rasta ritual recordings ever made. Deciphered and clarified by Bruno Blum, this Revivalist spiritual music is supplemented by Mento pieces and some savoury traditional songs. Patrick FRÉMEAUX Price: $42.98 |