National Geographic Music (National Geographic)

These tracks include Ganda harpist and flautists, solo and as accompanists for singers; xylophone pieces (with and without drummers) and a stand-out recording of a trio of lyre, fiddle and drum backing a singer. Perhaps the standout tracks of the whole set are the Nyoro amakondere (horn) ensembles, each horn supplying a single note to the melody, passing the tune around in a swirl of notes. (If only Tracey had had stereo in his tool kit for this one!) There is also a speech by a Nyoro chief that gives a good example of the ambiance and rhythm of the actual language.

— CalabashMusic.com