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Closer to the Gods

on BBC Radio 3

The second of two programmes in which Janet Topp-Fargion explores African music of possession and trance. Including spirit possession ceremonies from eastern Africa; the Bori cult from Nigeria, in which each spirit has its own tune; the Aka pygmy ritual, which combines drum rhythms with the hallucinogenic properties of the bondo tree; and the healing songs of the San Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert. Repeat

Contributors

Speaker:
Janet Topp-Fargion

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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