Various Artists

The Big Bang: In the Beginning Was the Drum

Release date 1994

Tracklist

1
Monkey Business (excerpt)
0:28
0:28
2
Rhythms of the Cook Islands
4:51
4:51
3
Giovanni Hidalgo's Solo / Obatala
5:11
5:11
4
Village
4:46
4:46
5
Daitenryu
5:23
5:23
6
Oshika
5:34
5:34
7
Rain
3:55
3:55
8
Over and Under a Theme of Mark Isham's
4:17
4:17
9
Udu Chant
3:43
3:43
10
A Quality of Seven
3:35
3:35
11
Ogun
4:37
4:37
12
Jimdance
2:13
2:13
13
Awo
3:46
3:46
14
Hein-Sa
4:50
4:50
15
Topsy Part III
3:28
3:28
16
Amazon Days / Amazon Nights (excerpt)
0:19
0:19
17
Amazon Days / Amazon Nights (excerpt)
0:33
0:33
18
Water Drums 1
1:49
1:49
19
Limbadji Toko
4:53
4:53
20
Aruandê
5:04
5:04
21
Tempest
3:18
3:18
22
N'Nang (Stranger)
3:11
3:11
23
Sekatian Gilakan
4:46
4:46
24
Karn Evil 9 (drum solo)
4:05
4:05
25
Old Man's Song
2:07
2:07
26
Feliz Navidad
8:37
8:37
27
Egurraren Kanta
2:53
2:53
28
Kassahwa
5:20
5:20
29
Fortress
5:23
5:23
30
Puppet Show
3:50
3:50
31
Chang on Jew's Harp
3:14
3:14
32
Amazon Days / Amazon Nights (excerpt)
0:32
0:32
33
Amazon Days / Amazon Nights (excerpt)
0:30
0:30
34
Ajaja
6:30
6:30
35
Hojita de Limón
2:28
2:28
36
Yamuna
7:21
7:21
37
Patron Mousso
5:43
5:43
38
Dance
3:40
3:40
39
Wandenza
4:46
4:46
40
Fuenyang Drum
4:23
4:23
41
Saa
6:45
6:45
42
Intertribal Dance Song
4:54
4:54
43
Last Chance Stomp (excerpt)
2:03
2:03
44
Do Zarbi, Se Zarbi
4:52
4:52
45
Drum Solo on the Zerbaghali
2:33
2:33
46
Amazon Days / Amazon Nights (excerpt)
0:31
0:31

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