Various – Belgian Congo Records

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Label:	Armand Denis Productions, Inc. – none
Format:	6 x Vinyl , 10", 78 RPM, Album, Reissue
Country:	US
Released:
Genre:	Folk, World, & Country
Style:	Field Recording

Tracklist

A	Manbetu*–	Manbetu Songs
B	Babira*–	Babira Songs
C1	Unknown Artist–	Bapere Dance
C2	Unknown Artist–	Chief Karumi's Dance
D	Unknown Artist–	Xylophone
E	Mambuti*–	Mambuti Pigmy Music
F	Batwa*–	Batwa Pigmy Dances
G	Unknown Artist–	Royal Watusi Drums Part 1
H	Unknown Artist–	Royal Watusi Drums Part 2
I	Unknown Artist–	Royal Watusi Drums Part 3
J	Bahutu*–	Bahutu Chant And Dances
K	Babira*–	Babira Circumcision Ritual
L	Unknown Artist–	Bapere Circumcision Ritual

Credits

Producer – Armand Denis Productions, Inc.
Recorded By – Denis-Roosevelt African Expedition*

Notes

This version: pressed on vinyl instead of shellac, so presumably a reissue. No mention of Reeves Sound Studios.

A - Rungu, Belgian Congo
B - Ituri, Belgian Congo
C1 - Moto-Kolia, Belgian Congo
C2 - Wamba, Belgian Congo
D - Lubero, Belgian Congo
E - Elephant Feast - Flutes - Humming (Ituri Forest, Belgian Congo
F - N'Goma, Belgian Congo
G - Kigali, Ruanda
H - Kigali, Ruanda
I - Kigali, Ruanda
J - N'Goma, Belgian Congo
K - Kokonyange, Ituri Forest, Belgian Congo
L - Moto-Kolia, Belgian Congo

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched & stamped): R 941 941
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched & stamped): R 940 940
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout stamped): 978
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout stamped): 979
Matrix / Runout (Side E runout stamped): 980
Matrix / Runout (Side F runout stamped): 981
Matrix / Runout (Side G runout stamped): 982
Matrix / Runout (Side H runout stamped): 983
Matrix / Runout (Side I runout stamped): 984
Matrix / Runout (Side J runout stamped): 985
Matrix / Runout (Side K runout stamped): 987
Matrix / Runout (Side L runout stamped): 986
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): R-941
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): R-940
Matrix / Runout (Side C label): R-978
Matrix / Runout (Side D label): R-979
Matrix / Runout (Side E label): R-980
Matrix / Runout (Side F label): R-981
Matrix / Runout (Side G label): R-982
Matrix / Runout (Side H label): R-983
Matrix / Runout (Side I label): R-984
Matrix / Runout (Side J label): R-985
Matrix / Runout (Side K label): R-987
Matrix / Runout (Side L label): R-986

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	The Belgian Congo Records (6×Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album)	Reeves Sound Studios	none	US	1937
New Submission	The Belgian Congo Records (6×Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album)	Reeves Sound Studios	none	US	1937
	Dark Rapture Belgian Congo Records (6×Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Reissue)	Reeves Sound Studios	none	US	1938
New Submission	Primitive African Music (LP, Album, Mono)	Commodore	DL 30,005	US	1950
Recently Edited	Primitive Music Of Africa (LP, Mono)	Mainstream Records	56021	US	1964