{"product_id":"various-artists-bulu-songs-cameroons-various","title":"Various Artists: Bulu Songs Cameroons \/ Various - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBulu Songs Cameroons \/ Various\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eVarious Artists\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eFolkways Records\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e093070445123\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eInternational\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2012-05-30\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         The Bulu are one of the Fang-speaking peoples living in southern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and northern Gabon-a region renowned for it's rainforest's and mountains. Bulu Songs from the Cameroons includes songs sung by the mbon mvet, a traveling storyteller and musician who spreads news throughout the region and who plays the mvet, a stringed instrument made from the frond of a raffia palm and gourds. Liner notes include a description of Bulu culture, track notes, notes on the pronunciation of Bulu words, and an illustration of the mvet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Dance Song \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Secret Society Initiation Song \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Folk Tale \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Song of Self-Praise \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Song of Sorrow \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Dance Song \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Dance Song \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Women's Dance Song \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Men's Drinking Song \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Song of Self-Praise \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Work Song \u003cbr\u003e1.12 Men's Dance \u003cbr\u003e1.13 Story Song \u003cbr\u003e1.14 Flute Melody \u003cbr\u003e1.15 War Song \u003cbr\u003e1.16 Sung to a Groom \u003cbr\u003e1.17 Sung By the Bride's Relatives\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Various Artists","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32456059224135,"sku":"16941793","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/1506266.jpg?v=1747362195","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/various-artists-bulu-songs-cameroons-various","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}