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01. PEDER MANNERFELT - Bapere Dance
02. PEDER MANNERFELT - Bahuto Chant & Dances 1
03. PEDER MANNERFELT - Batwa Pigmy Dance 2
04. PEDER MANNERFELT - Royal Watusi Drums 3
05. PEDER MANNERFELT - Batwa Pgmy Dance 1
06. PEDER MANNERFELT - Omande
07. PEDER MANNERFELT - Xylophone at Lubero
08. PEDER MANNERFELT - Mambuti Pigmy Flutes
09. PEDER MANNERFELT - Batwa Pigmy Dance 3
10. PEDER MANNERFELT - Chief Karumi's Dance
11. PEDER MANNERFELT - The Ceremonial Drums of Chief Kokonyange
12. PEDER MANNERFELT - Elephant Feast
13. PEDER MANNERFELT - Royal Watusi Drums 1
14. PEDER MANNERFELT - Pigmy's of Kigali
15. PEDER MANNERFELT - Flagellation
16. PEDER MANNERFELT - Circumcision Dance
17. PEDER MANNERFELT - Kokonyange's Dance
18. PEDER MANNERFELT - Humming
19. PEDER MANNERFELT - Bahuto Chant & Dances 2
20. PEDER MANNERFELT - Circumcision Atmosphere
21. PEDER MANNERFELT - Bahuto Chant & Dances 3
22. PEDER MANNERFELT - The Circumcision Bird
23. PEDER MANNERFELT - Stick Orchestra
24. PEDER MANNERFELT - Royal Watusi Drums 2
ARTIST
TITLE
The Swedish Congo Record
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
AICD 004CD AICD 004CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
3/25/2016

This adventurous album finds its roots in a very obscure 78 rpm record put together by Belgian filmmaker Armand Denis, who was one of the first Europeans to capture the incredible sounds of Central Congo. These recordings were published in 1950 as The Belgian Congo Records. When Peder Mannerfelt came across this record he was immediately intrigued by its sonic complexity. His initial idea was to use the original album as a sample source, but this concept was quickly abandoned and Mannerfelt decided to recreate the album using only synthesizers. By re-sculpting the album, and reshaping its original musicality into a wild electronic universe of his own, Mannerfelt pays tribute to the traditional folkloric meanings of the dances. The nature of this tribal music pushed Mannerfelt to further explore the unique sense of rhythm he's known for as a member of Roll the Dice and as a solo artist.