Скачать или смотреть Kenmgme Tochie Jean - Maago (Cameroon, 1970s)

Off a 1977 Pathé EMI release of recordings done among the Bamileke people of Western Cameroon. This one just features a single performer on vocals and what sounds like a likembe, a larger, lower frequency and more resonant version of the mbira thumb piano. The sound is so plucky though that it almost seems like he's striking a marimba style instrument. It sounds like this recording was stitched together from 2 sessions , as sometime after the three-minute mark you hear a shift in the audio quality (or maybe two different microphone setups, since the rhythm seems consistent)?
Sure the piece is 10 minutes long, but trust me, it's worth it to stick it out all the way through.
Uploaded another track from this collection a few years ago here:    • Souop Foko Sofo et son Groupe - Ndung (Bam...