{"product_id":"various-ethiopia-ari-polyphonies-cd-341582000080","title":"Various - Ethiopia - Ari Polyphonies \/ Various [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ari people of South-West Ethiopia treat the human voice as a veritable instrument: exploring it's entire acoustic range by varying registers, timbres and vowel resonance; their grand-scale polyphonies are highly sophisticated, yet not without elements of spontaneity and surprise.The period of great collective ceremonies begins at the end of the rainy season - marriages (wochmi), the end of harvesting (buk), funerals (efi) and the lifting of periods of mourning (chi: chi). Participants abandon their habitual activities to devote themselves to the celebration of a decisive life cycle event, amid omnipresent singing and dancing.A strong contrast exists in Ari music between the complexity of the collective polyphonic structure and the sobriety of individual voices. A successful ensemble depends on good combinations of simple elements. Moreover, any apparently rigid polyphonic organization is counterbalanced by a certain flexibility in performance, evident in unpredictable entries of freely moving voices and in a wealth of variations. In Ari polyphonies, a variation is an open proposition, addressed to other musicians, provoking reaction and thereby developing the performance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"206","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50742016475432,"sku":"341582000080","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/3833\/7576\/files\/4368927-3232695.jpg?v=1763991180","url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/various-ethiopia-ari-polyphonies-cd-341582000080","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}