My Field Recordings from Across the Planet

~ Release by David Attenborough (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Performers in field recordings:

Disc 1
Sierra Leone
2-3 "members of the Yalunka tribe"
4-5 "in Makeni, Northern Providence"
6 "Bundu Society. Njama, Northern Province"
7 "Bullon Tribe. Bendu, South Western Province"
8 "in Musaia, Northern Province"

Guyana
9 "at Waramabea, Kamarang River" "caribs"
10 "Hallelujah religion"
11 "Hallelujah religion, Pipilipai, Kukui River"

Indonesia
12-21 Balinese
22-26 Dayak people
27 unknown tribe

Disc 2
Paraguay
2 unknown
3-4,7,9,11 unknown farmhands
5-6,8,12,14 Eladio Martínez and his Orchestra
13 unknown farm foreman

Tonga, Polynesia and Melanesia
15,18 "in the village of Lomaloma on the island of Vanua Mbalavu"
16 "Tongan Palace Band"
17 "senior court official"
19 Fijian men's dance
20 Fijians
21 "Fijian priest"
22-23 local dance group in Pentecost Island

Madagascar
24-26 "Merina people"

Northern Territory, Australia
27 Walbiri Tribe
28-29 "small settlement at the mouth of Liverpool River, Arnhem Land"
30 Gunavidi Tribe
31 Burada Tribe

Annotation last modified on 2020-07-30 17:50 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1David Attenborough's Introduction
David Attenborough1:00
2Balange Trio & Chorus of Women
recorded in:
Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone (in 1954)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]1:48
3Solo Balange and Drum
recorded in:
Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone (in 1954)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]2:03
4Za-Za Solo
recorded in:
Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone (in 1954)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]1:22
5Za-Za and Triangle With Singer & Chorus
recorded in:
Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone (in 1954)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]1:51
6Bundu Society Dance
recorded in:
Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone (in 1954)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]2:01
7Dance of Welcome of the Bullon Tribe
recorded in:
South Western Province, Sierra Leone (Southern Province, Sierra Leone), Sierra Leone (in 1954)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]1:07
8Snatch of Song Accompanied By the Quindina
recorded in:
Northern Province, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone (in 1954)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]1:02
9Bone Flute 1
recorded in:
British Guiana (in 1955)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]1:02
10Bone Flute 2
recorded in:
British Guiana (in 1955)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]1:09
11Hallelujah Chant
recorded in:
British Guiana (in 1955)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]1:12
12Gamelan Orchestra
recorded in:
Bali, Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands), Indonesia (in 1956)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]2:19
13Kris Dance
recorded in:
Bali, Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands), Indonesia (in 1956)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]2:06
14The Djoged
recorded in:
Bali, Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands), Indonesia (in 1956)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]4:07
15Gender Wayang
recorded in:
Bali, Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands), Indonesia (in 1956)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]3:29
16Kebiar
recorded in:
Bali, Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands), Indonesia (in 1956)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]2:27
17Tjapung Gangtuk, Jaws Harp Solo
recorded in:
Bali, Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands), Indonesia (in 1956)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]1:25
18Genggong Music 1
recorded in:
Bali, Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands), Indonesia (in 1956)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]1:32
19Genggong Music 2
recorded in:
Bali, Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands), Indonesia (in 1956)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]1:10
20Flute Solo
recorded in:
Bali, Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands), Indonesia (in 1956)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]1:47
21Suling Suralaya (Celestial Flutes)
recorded in:
Bali, Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands), Indonesia (in 1956)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]2:15
22Dyak Marriage Celebration (Men's Dance)
recorded in:
Kalimantan, Indonesia (in 1956)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]2:17
23Gambus Solo
recorded in:
Kalimantan, Indonesia (in 1956)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]2:15
24Gambus Duet
recorded in:
Kalimantan, Indonesia (in 1956)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]2:07
25Dyak Marriage Celebrations (Women Singing)
recorded in:
Kalimantan, Indonesia (in 1956)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]2:11
26Dyak Funeral Gongs
recorded in:
Kalimantan, Indonesia (in 1956)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]2:24
27Porters Singing
recorded in:
Jiwaka (Jiwaka Province), Papua New Guinea (in 1956)
recording engineer:
David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
[unknown]2:06
28David Attenborough's Conclusion
David Attenborough0:27
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Credits

Release

art direction:Paulina Stopka
liner notes:David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
Julian May (BBC producer)
executive producer:Paul Geoghegan
editor:Julian May (BBC producer)
licensed to:Wrasse Records Limited
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/13331752 [info]
discography entry:http://wrasserecords.com/David_Attenborough_298/My_Field_Recordings_From_Across_The_Planet__784.html [info]