Secret Museum of Mankind: Ethnic Music Classics, Vol. 5, 1925-1948

1	Kahira 2:15
2	Jala-Tarang / Master Vyas 3:19
3	To Nufoparman / Stavros Petrides 3:19
4	Puebla de Ayacucho / Estanislao Medina 2:56
5	Amanxila / Ncubes & Chuma 2:41
6	Nana du Gros Zozo / Orchestre Du Bal Antillais 3:11
7	A Su Duce Italianu / Ardino Marras 3:46
8	Himeme Tarava 2:44
9	Shivari / A. Kevorkian 3:08
10	Mes Tou Aigaiou Ta Nezia / Hatzidakis, Anna & Amalia 3:29
11	Shikestei Fars / Khan Shushinsky 2:19
12	Hutzulka W Semereczni / Ukrainska Selska Orchestra 3:07
13	Setsepise Ngoanan / Aliwal North Sesuto Choir 2:51
14	Gato Cordobes / Andrés Chazarreta 1:53
15	Plaing Si'am Gai Nyo / Don Tre Pa-Yam "Rabbit" 3:10
16	Karelsk Vagguisa / Ulla Kantajavuori 2:25
17	IX-Xieh U IX-Xieha / Rosina Xiberres 3:13
18	Parado de Valldemdosa / Agrupación Folklorica 1:58
19	Boire Comma Mo Boire / Saloman, Francis & Ensemble 2:29
20	Ya Albi Keef Ja Fak / Youssef Harb 2:49
21	Chevy Chase; the Cott / Jack Armstrong 2:56
22	Marching Songs / Private Lassimon & Remiment 3:18
23	Quill Blues / Big Boy Cleveland 2:42
24	[Untitled Track] / Girls Of Bunana 1:48

All Music Guide

Volume 5 of The Secret Museum of Mankind series is an outstanding compilation of early international phonograph and gramophone recordings. In the span of 24 tracks, the producer of this series, Pat Conte, manages to introduce musical cultures from South America (Peru and Argentina), North America (Mississippi), Africa (French Guinea, Rhodesia, Lesotho, Malawi), Asia (India, Siam), the Middle East (Syria), Europe (Finland, Ukraine), and points in between and beyond. From a 1920s recording of an Indian brother duo -- one an accomplished mandolin player and the other a virtuoso on the jalatarang (a series of porcelain cups tuned by adjusting their water levels) -- to a non-dated recording of a blues pan pipe player from Mississippi, the entirety of this CD spans a wide selection of musical genres and stands as another example of The Secret Museum's valuable contribution to both historical preservation and the production of great music. John Vallier