{"product_id":"ethiopia-ari-polyphonies-various-ethiopia-ari-polyphonies-various-music-cd-3415820000807","title":"Ethiopia - Ari Polyphonies \/ Various - Ethiopia - Ari Polyphonies \/ Various - Music CD","description":"The 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.","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42322269732939,"sku":"OCO561174.2","price":27.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/7223\/1499\/files\/4368927-3232695_40341a3d-d92f-4907-baa4-33b29ea8039f.jpg?v=1775794155","url":"https:\/\/rockbandmerch.com\/products\/ethiopia-ari-polyphonies-various-ethiopia-ari-polyphonies-various-music-cd-3415820000807","provider":"Rock Band Merch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}