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Bwiti singers
12+ albums
GabonpsychedelictraditionalafricanRitual
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Bwiti is a spiritual discipline of the forest-dwelling Babongo and Mitsogo peoples of Gabon (where it is recognized as one of three official religions) and by the Fang people of Gabon and Cameroon. Modern Bwiti incorporates animism, ancestor worship and Christianity into a syncretistic belief system. Bwiti practitioners use the psychedelic, dissociative root bark of the Tabernanthe iboga plant, specially cultivated for the religion, to promote radical spiritual growth, to stabilize community and family structure, to meet religious requirements, and to resolve pathological problems. The root bark has been consumed for hundreds of years in a Bwiti rite of passage ceremony, as well as in initiation rites and acts of healing. The experience yields complex visions and insights anticipated to be valuable to the initiate and the chapel. Both the root bark and extracts thereof are taken in doses high enough to cause vomiting and ataxia in some people. Bwiti ceremonies are led by a (male or female) spiritual leader called N'ganga who is a very important member of the community and has extensive knowledge of traditional healing practices, hexes and spells. The crucial rite of Bwiti is the initiation ceremony, when young Gabonese men take iboga for the first time in the men's hut to become members of the spiritual practice. There are many ceremonies at different times of the year to give homage to the ancestors. Special ceremonies may be held to heal sick persons or drive out harmful
top songs
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Minkin Song of First Entrance into the Chapel
1072Njimba Chants
1003harp song of the road of death and destruction
84obongo chants
65A7 Njimba Chants
36A8 Minkin Song of First Entrance into the Chapel
27Njimba Chants - Bwiti singers
28Minkin Song of First Entrance into the Chapel - Bwiti singer
29Njimba Chant
110Minkin song of the first entrance to the chapel
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Music from an Equatorial Microcosm: Fang Bwiti Music from Gabon Republic, Africa, with Mbiri Selections
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Music from an Equatorial Microcosm: Fang Bwiti Music (with Mbiri Selections)
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Music from an Equatorial Microcosm: Fang Bwiti Music from Gabon Republic, Africa, with Mbiri
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Gabon – Music from an Equatorial Microcosm – Fang Bwiti Music (with Mbiri Selections) – Albatros VC 0708
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Music from an Equatorial Microcosm: Fang Bwiti Music (Ethnic Folkways)
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Music From An Equatorial Microcosm: Fang Bwiti Music From Gabon Republic, Africa, With Mbiri Selections [Folkways]
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[Gabon] Music from an Equatorial Microcosm – Fang Bwiti Music
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Music from an Equatorial Microcosm: Fang Bwiti Music from Ga
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Gabon - Musica Da Un Microcosmo Equitoriale
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Music from an Equatorial Microcosm. Fwang Bwiti Music
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Music from an Equatorial Microcosm: Fang Bwiti Music from Gabon Republic, Africa, with Mbir
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Folkways Records Presents: Music From An Equatorial Microcosm, Fang Bwiti Music From Gabon Republic, Africa, With Mbiri Selections