The Photographs of Charles Duvelle: Disques Ocora and Collection Prophet(CD) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

Charles Duvelle And Hisham Mayet – The Photographs Of Charles Duvelle - Disques Ocora And Collection Prophet

Label: Sublime Frequencies – SF110

Format: 2 x CD, Compilation, Limited Edition

Country: US

Released: 2017

Genre: Folk, World, & Country

Style: African, Pacific, Indian Classical, Hindustani, Lao Music

Prophet Kaleidoscope    

1-1 Yoruba-Nago*–            Sakara

Conductor – Akanssa Sikirou

1-2 Court Orchestra Of Naba Tigre*–     Court Orchestra Of Naba Tigre

Conductor – Bend Naba

Vocals – Tala Kéré

1-3 Huli (2)–            Wame Igini Kamu

Performer – Piri (7)

1-4 Kassoum Nombré, Souleymane Zéba–        Duet Of Sanzas

1-5 Rakotozafy–    Samy Faly

1-6 Huli (2)–            Pili Pe

Performer – Orapi

1-7 Fang-Ntumu*–             Mendzang Me Biang

Performer – Asumu Ngu, Mbo Essone Nang

1-8 Malinké*–        Malinke Balafons

Balafon – Alpha Kabiné Kouyaté*, Dially Mamadou Kouyate*

1-9 Samisi–            Laments

1-10             Mahi (2)–          Cengunmé

1-11             Peul*– Bobal Solo

Performer – Moussa Sondé

1-12             Bourama Sadio, Demba Mané–        Balante Balafon

1-13             Ndokpa–          Music For Mbalé

Asian Blows          

2-1 Chandrakant Prasad Also Known As Sohan Lal (3)–       Raga Bhinna Shadja / Sodina

Bansuri – Chandrakant Prasad

Tabla – Govind Shukla

Tambura [Tampura] – Tomoko (8)

2-2 Khéo Oudon– Khène Lao

2-3 Madurai Ramaswamy Gautam–       Dhrupad, Raga Miyan Ki Todi

Tabla – Krishna Govinda

Tambura [Tampura] – Kumari (7)

Vocals – Madurai Ramaswamy Gautam

Art Direction, Interviewer, Producer, Edited By – Hisham Mayet

Compiled By, Field Recording, Liner Notes, Interviewee, Photography By – Charles Duvelle

Design – John Hubbard

Track 1-1 recorded in January 1963 in Sakété, Benin.

Tracks 1-2 & 1-11 recorded in March 1961 near Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso.

Tracks 1-3 & 1-6 recorded in May 1974 near Hedemari, Papua New Guinea.

Track 1-4 recorded in March 1961 in Garango, Burkina Faso.

Track 1-5 recorded in July 1963 at Antananarivo, Madagascar.

Track 1-7 recorded in September 1976 at Bilé Osi, near Bitam, Gabon.

Track 1-8 recorded in May 1958 near Kankan, Guinea.

Track 1-9 recorded in June 1974 on the Island of Bipi, Bapua New Guinea.

Track 1-10 recorded in January 1963 in Savalou, Benin.

Track 1-12 recorded in May 1967 near Bissora, Guinea-Bissau.

Track 1-13 recorded in May 1962 in Ngouli, Centrafrican Republic.

Track 2-1 recorded on the 11th of March 2000 in Benares, Varanasi, India.

Track 2-2 recorded in December 2002 near Luang Prabang, Laos.

Track 2-3 recorded near Paris on 12 July 1972.

 

The 296-page hardcover book is bound in grey buckram, with gold foil stamping and a tipped-on photograph on the cover.

 

Contents

• 188 black & white and 58 color photographs selected from five regions surveyed during Charles Duvelle's time with Ocora: West Africa, Central Africa, Indian Ocean, Pacific Islands, and Southeast Asia

• Two CDs of music compiled exclusively for this volume with fully annotated track listings and recording details

• An interview with Charles Duvelle by Hisham Mayet (French and English facing text)

• “Disques Ocora / Charles Duvelle Discography, 1959–1974,” a complete overview illustrated with 94 full-color album thumbnails

• “The Prophet Collection, 1999–2004,” a discography of Duvelle’s post-Ocora label, illustrated with 41 full-color album thumbnails

• Ocora catalogues, 1964–1973

• A photo index listing the details of each photograph in the book

• “Eastern Music in Black Africa,” a 17 page report prepared by Charles Duvelle at the request of UNESCO, February 1970

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format Detail: 2CD/BOOK
• Format: CD
• Genre: WORLD
• Released: 7/14/17
• Internal ID: JITFE