SHNGCD13 VARIOUS ARTISTS - Bamikele And The Art Of Elephant Prince

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1.	LA CLAUD “Chronicles Of A Cosmotraveller” 04:07	info	buy track
2.	BOUBOUTEQ “A Desert Of Herbs” 06:16	info	buy track
3.	YABIRU “Dedos” 05:24	info	buy track
4.	KOSOV & CALLENDULA “Georgia (tribute mix)” 08:48	info	buy track
5.	DEEPNASIK “Orientika” 06:10	info	buy track
6.	CLAUDIO ARDITTI & CARLOS T VARELA & ZSANCHOS “Los Hongos” 06:05	info	buy track
7.	ACANTH “Around A Fire” 06:33	info	buy track
8.	PANOS MANETAS “Medusa” 08:51	info	buy track
9.	SAUDAD “Crenza” 06:17	info	buy track
10.	ZISIS D & DIO S “Handra” 06:43	info	buy track
11.	ERTUNC SENBAY “Endless Journey” 06:33	info	buy track
12.	DANI SINERGIA “Aires Del Pasado” 06:57	info	buy track
13.	ADALU “M’Bolumbumba” 06:17	info	buy track
14.	MOTH WARLOCK “Tibet” 07:50	info	buy track
15.	KELLIE SAKKAKU “Okavango’s Passage” 06:54	info	buy track

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The Bamileke are a Grassfields people. They are the largest ethnic group in Cameroon and inhabit the country's West and Northwest Regions. The Bamileke are regrouped under several groups, each under the guidance of a chief or fon. They speak a number of related languages from the Eastern Grassfield branch of the GrassField language family. These languages are closely related, however, and some classifications identify a Bamileke dialect continuum with seventeen or more dialects. The Bamileke people are known for their very striking and often intricately beaded masquerades, including the impressive elephant mask. Masquerades are an integral part of Bamileke culture and expression. They are donned at special events such as funerals, important palace festivals and other royal ceremonies. The masks are performed by men and aim to support and enforce royal authority. The power of a Bamileke king, called a Fon, is often represented by the elephant, buffalo and leopard. Oral traditions proclaim that the Fon may transform into either an elephant or leopard whenever he chooses. An elephant mask, called a mbap mtengis a mask with protruding circular ears, a human like face, decorative panels on the front and back that hang down to the knee and are covered overall in beautiful geometric beadwork including much triangular imagery. Isosceles triangles are prevalent as they are the known symbol of the leopard. Beadwork, shells, bronze and other precious embellishments on masks elevate the mask's status. On occasion, a Fon may permit members of the community to perform an elephant mask along with a leopard skin, indicating a statement of wealth, status and power being associated with this masquerade.

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released November 21, 2020

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