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Muungano National Choir  Main Performer

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1 Kyrie [Missa Luba, An African Mass]   2:33
2 Gloria [Missa Luba, African Mass] Branigan 3:09
3 Credo [Missa Luba, An African Mass]   4:59
4 Sanctus [Missa Luba, An African Mass]   3:01
5 Agnus Dei [Missa Luba, An African Mass]   2:16
6 Vamuvamba [Kenyan Folk Melody]   3:25
7 Bwana Ni Nani [Kenyan Folk Melody]   2:43
8 Natufurahi Siku Ya Leo [Kenyan Folk Melody]   2:39
9 Yesu Wayinyanza [Kenya Folk Melody]   2:49
10 Nyathii Onyuol [Kenyan Folk Melody]   4:02
11 Namuvera Jesu [Kenyan Folk Melody]   3:54
12 Kaung'a Yachee [Kenyan Folk Melody]   5:45
13 Singo Jadolo [Kenyan Folk Melody]   3:02
14 Vanga Yohana [Kenyan Folk Melody]   3:35
15 Nasadiki-Amen [Kenyan Folk Melody]   1:47
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Missa Luba; 10 Kenyan Folk Melodies

Audio Compact Disc

Label: Polygram

Missa Luba; 10 Kenyan Folk Melodies

UPC: 028942683624

Release Date: 02/10/2009

Original Release Date: 02/10/2009

Number of Discs: 1

Tracks: [Kyrie [Missa Luba, An African Mass], Gloria [Missa Luba, African Mass], Credo [Missa Luba, An African Mass], Sanctus [Missa Luba, An African Mass], Agnus Dei [Missa Luba, An African Mass], Vamuvamba [Kenyan Folk Melody], Bwana Ni Nani [Kenyan Folk Melody], Natufurahi Siku Ya Leo [Kenyan Folk Melody], Yesu Wayinyanza [Kenya Folk Melody], Nyathii Onyuol [Kenyan Folk Melody], Namuvera Jesu [Kenyan Folk Melody], Kaung'a Yachee [Kenyan Folk Melody], Singo Jadolo [Kenyan Folk Melody], Vanga Yohana [Kenyan Folk Melody], Nasadiki-Amen [Kenyan Folk Melody]]
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Adam Greenberg

Out of the tradition of composers contriving new forms for the Catholic mass, Boniface Mganga of Kenya conceived of Missa Luba, a Catholic mass with the interlocking polyrhythmic vocals native to Kenya, as well as the addition of various African drums, hosho rattles, bells, and the like. The first five songs on the album are beautifully moving renditions of the major portions of a mass ceremony, performed by the Muungano National Choir of Kenya. After the mass ceremony, various folk melodies of Kenya are also performed by the choir, mostly of a devotional nature, with similar interlocking vocal patterns. When one thinks of the stereotypical East African vocal sound, post-colonialism, this is the sound that comes to mind, and for a good reason: it's beautiful, through both its clarity and its power. ~ Adam Greenberg, Rovi