Ears Of The People: Ekonting Songs From Senegal Ears Of The People: Ekonting Songs From Senegal CD

Ears of the People is a collection of sublime contemporary recordings of the ekonting, a three-stringed gourd lute played by Jola people in Gambia and the Casamance region of Senegal. The nine tradition-bearers featured on the album share stories of love, heartache, conflict, spirituality, and all that is unique and beautiful in Jola culture over the rolling lilt of the instrument. An important forebear of the American banjo, the ekonting drives lively dancing and brings these stories to life. These songs, rarely heard outside Senegambia, are a living tapestry of the Jola people and a unique interweaving of human voices and stringed instruments.

1. Watu Eriring Bee Kaolo 2. Ami Kolle / Salymane / Alassane 3. Mamba Sambou 4. Colobane Yolooli 5. Diego 6. Elenbeja 7. Bapaalaay 8. Aline Sitoe 9. Sijam Bukan 10. Kunaare Kati Gambi 11. Aduna Esore 12. Adiatta Ubonketom 13. Ajeme 14. Celestine 15. Aliinom 16. Koriye 17. Ahan Bokin 18. Asum Bunuk 19. Kanyalen Rosalie 20. Aguene Diambone 21. Aliinom (Ballanta) 22. Asunge 23. Inje Mama Oomei? 24. Madu 25. Ayinga Ba±iil Dane Dibuke Ban