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ToTribes

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5 January 2020

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Tracklist 14 tracks, 58:23
  1. 1Girliguda - inspired by a song of a man from tribe from Girliguda village, Koraput district, Odisha, India (as sung in his tribal language)4:58
  2. 2Gotiguda - inspired by a song of Bonda women from Gotiguda village, Malkangiri district, Odisha, India (as sung in their tribal language)4:06
  3. 3Kurli - inspired by a song of Dongria Khond girls from Kurli village, Nyamgiri hills, Raygada district, Odisha, India (as sung in their tribal language)5:44
  4. 4Pondi - inspired by a song of Paroja musician from Pondi village, Koraput district, Odisha (as sung in his tribal language)3:30
  5. 5Champa Kenda - inspired by a song of Gadaba musician playing the taila instrument in Champa Kenda village, Koraput district, Odisha, India (as sung in his tribal language)5:59
  6. 6Bhairavi - inspired by a Hindustani classical raga Bhairavi8:59
  7. 7Puttasingi - improvised piece inspired by a song played by Lanjia Saora musicians in Puttasingi village, Raygada district, Odisha, India3:47
  8. 8Vasanta - inspired by a Carnatic classical raga Vasanta and classical poem in Sanskrit7:45
  9. 9Song to husband (field recording) - played by Lanjia Saora musicians in Puttasingi village, Odisha, India2:33
  10. 10Harvest song (field recording) - sung by Bonda women in the village Gotiguda, Odisha, India1:52
  11. 11A song for kings (field recording) - played by Dongria Khond men in Kurli village, Odisha, India2:00
  12. 12Lullaby (field recording) - sung by Gadaba women in Kundar village, Odisha, India2:31
  13. 13Song for a bride (field recording) - sung by Bonda girls in Muniguda village2:08
  14. 14Dance (field recording) Dongria Khond women singing and dancing in Chati Kona2:30

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10/10

When you stand in the middle of a field, and all the tall crop around you is folk, and the vocals are scythes, the instruments the tools of discovery, as they all harvest in unpredictable paths to get to the center of the field where you stand. To lay at your feet the fruit of their labors.