People At Prayer / Various People At Prayer / Various CD

People at Prayer is a 24-song collection of religious ritual, meditation, and devotion. Drawn from the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music, the selections come from around the world and feature a vast diversity of expression. In addition to songs and prayers from Christian churches, Islamic tradition, and Buddhist ritual, you can hear a ceremony of the Tepehuanes of Mexico, an Aka Pygmy invocation from the Central African Republic, a ceremony performed by the orchestra of the Cambodian Royal Palace, a bhajan (devotional song) sung by a wandering Hindu sadhu (holy man), and a hymn from the Oceania island republic Vanuatu. Liner notes provide an English translation of each title, as well as a brief history for each track.

1. Russia: The King of Heaven 2. Turkey: Saz Sema? in Makam Usshak (Extract) 3. Syrian Orthodox Church: Takhshifto, Sixth Mode (Shtithoyo, Extract) 4. Syria: Islamic Ritual Zikr (Extract) 5. Yemen: Tahw?da and Khuwa?b (Extract) 6. Afghanistan (Herat): Na't 7. India: Bhajana 8. Tibet: Invocation to the Goddess Yeshiki Mamo, Part I (Extract) 9. Cambodia: Pey K?o 10. Laos: Pheng Phi Fa (Extract) 11. Japan: Dai Hannya Tendoku E (Extract) 12. Bali: Pendet 13. Solomon Islands: Uunu 14. Vanuatu: Hymn No. 77 15. Brazil: Roia Kurireu (Extract) 16. Chile: Song of the Alf?reces and Dances of the Chinos 17. Mexico: La Susana 18. Cuba: Cantos de Altar 19. Madagascar: Zanaka Tromba (Extract) 20. Central African Republic: Mombimbi (Extract) 21. C?te D'ivoire: Music of a Guardian Spirit 22. Portugal: Misericordia, Meu Deus 23. Corsica: Sanctus (Extract of the Mass Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary) 24. Sicily: Gloria