Music of Gabon
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National music
The national anthem of Gabon is "La Concorde", written and composed by Georges Aleka Damas and adopted in 1960 upon independence.[citation needed]
Traditional music
Gabon's population, estimated at 1,640,286, of whom 42% are minors (July 2013 est.), include four major Bantu groupings; the
Gabon, to the French ethnographer Barabe, "is to Africa what Tibet is to Asia, the spiritual center of religious initiations",
Gabonese folk instruments include the obala.
Popular music
The history of modern Gabonese music did not begin until about 1974, when the blind guitarist and singer
The 1980s saw the formation of Africa No. 1, a radio station devoted to African music, and the opening of the first Gabonese recording studio, Studio Mademba. Musicians from across Africa and even in the Caribbean travelled to Libreville to record.[citation needed]
References
- ^ C.I.A. World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gabon/
- ^ J. P. Barabe The Religion of Iboga or the Bwiti of the Fangs. Med. trop. 12(3):251-257, (May/June) 1982. Archived 2006-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ J. U, Maas and S, Strubelt ' Music in the Iboga initiation ceremony in Gabon: Polyrhythms supporting a pharmacotherapy Music Therapy Today (online) Vol. IV (3) June 2003
External links
- (in French) Audio clips: Traditional music of Gabon. Musée d'ethnographie de Genève. Accessed November 25, 2010.