Sounds of Dahomey: Vodoun Funerary Chant by Natalya Alas

Sounds of Dahomey: Vodoun Funerary Chant

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This field recording was made during a family funerary ceremony at the vodun temple palace grounds of his majesty, Dada Daagbo Hounon Houna II in Agondji, Ouidah. The women chanting are the matriarch elders of the family. Recorded by Nayetési (Natalya Alas)

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