Homemade xylophone used with banana trunks. Medium fast tempo, very primitive sounding, male vocals. Medium fast tempo, percussion, woodblocks. Indigenous sounds of the African continent. Picks up speed towards the end. Male Vocals, African, Uganda
Bugosa fishermen doing social songs about happiness. Medium to medium fast tempo. Native male vocals, castanet type percussion instrumentation, develops to indigenous xylophone type keyboard in second half, after one minute mark, and a more celebratory mood. Mixed Vocals, African, Uganda
Work songs sung by camel drivers. Droning acapella style male vocals, both solo and in harmony. Medium tempo, extremely unique. Ideal for desert exploration stories and scenes, depicting lives of Middle Eastern and Afghanistani villagers and nomads. Male Vocals, African, Uganda
Song about artists people using the Enanga harp, seven stringed instrument. Light and exotic, very dramatic, features both male and female lead vocals, sung in a very esoteric fashion. Quriky and odd, strange music with purpose. Primitive sounding, but pleasing. Male Vocals, African, Uganda
Horn players, drummers and singers perform Ngoma festivity music. Lively and exotic, at times similar to the sound of a digiredoo. (large horn like instrument, without keys, of Australia's aborigine peoples). Very native sounding. Mixed Vocals, African, Uganda
Solo African male starts a fast rap, reminiscent in some ways of early rock and roll and blues. Songs of King Shaka A Capella, indigenous tribes man, sounds like fast preaching with group agreeing at key points of speech in unison. Male Vocals, African, Zulu
Indigenous African villagers chanting and singing the songs of King Shaka, some hand clapping and other upbeat elements at points within the track. Male Vocals, African, Zulu
Zulu music with vocals. Exotic native sounds of wild African jungles and peoples. Medium to fast tempo, hand claps, group male and female vocals. Fun, festive, celebratory, meaningful. Big game hunters, African adventurers. Mixed Vocals, African, Zulu
Zulu music. Male vocals, children's vocals, lively and exotic. Tribal rituals and village celebrations, cool, meaningful, life in the deepest wilds of Africa. Ideal for stories of adventurer Richard Branson types going on safari. Male Vocals, African, Zulu
Song telling about the political coups that occur frequently in Africa. Reflective and accepting mood, as if this is part of every day life. Male lead vocal and chorus. Strangely upbeat considering the disruptions associated with military coups. Male Vocals, African, Senegal
Shepherds forgetting to look after their sheep. Party mood, celebrating, dancing. Pulsating, wild, adventurous, fast tempo, lead exotic male vocal, joined by other male vocals in chorus. Mixed Vocals, African, Botswana
African vocals The ancestors have spoken, listen to the ancestors. Reverent and serious, male and female mixed vocals, mid tempo, serious and meaningful. Visions of African village life and tradition. A Capella, African, Botswana
Singer working for someone that doesnt pay. Native and indigenious sounds of the African people. Village life, disappointment, lamentation, upset, angry, and expressive exotic male vocals. Mixed Vocals, African, Botswana
Dance and music performed in celebration of good harvest in Kenya. Lively, stepping out and celebrating among the village citizens. Mixed, uptempo vocals, driving, pulsating, and happy beat. Native songs of Africa. Mixed Vocals, African, Kenya
Dance noted for contrast of movements between men and women. Frantic, uptempo, lively, mixed vocals, very happy and bright. Pulsating, rhythmic, sexy. Natives of African celebrating in little clothing, just native garb or topless, sometimes with face paint. Mixed Vocals, African, Ghana
2 part song, praising fishermen and then the national football team for Senegal. Quirky and adventurous, native male vocals over guitars and percussion. Moody, mischevious, lively. Smiling, positive sounds the African people. Male Vocals, African, Senegal