• Music of the Jos Plateau and other regions of Nigeria – "Oboe" Solo
    • 1. Flute Solo / Flute Duet / Flute Octet / Whistles and Voices (medley)
    • 2. Reed "Harp"- Two Selections
    • 3. Song with Molo / Song with Bourma (medley)
    • 4. "Oboe" Solo
    • 5. Women with Mortar and Pestle / Drum Duet (medley)
    • 6. Music of a Celebration - Women's Chorus and Drums / Trumpets at End of Ceremony (medley)
    • 7. Ibibio Orchestra - Two Selections
    • 8. Angus Man, Playing Whistle/Singing/Playing 'Oboe' (Medley
    • 9. Tiv, Male Singers and Drummers-Tiv, Song with Molo/Tiv, Fiddle Solo (Medley)
    • 10. Beri-Beri Xylophone Orchestra
    • 11. Hausa-Fulani, Singers with Dumbo / Gourmi Solo / Butcher's Drum (medley)
    • 12. Ibo, Drummers and Dancers / National Celebration (medley)

    Recorded in Nigeria in 1965.

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