ガイドコメント
『UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music』シリーズの番外編ともいえる一枚。世界の宗教儀式、瞑想、そして信仰にまつわるさまざまな器楽演奏や歌を収録。民間信仰や王族信仰などにまつわる楽曲も味わえる。
収録曲
01The King of Heaven (Russia)
02Saz Semai: in Makam Usshak (Extract) (Turkey)
03Takhshifto、Sixth Mode (Shtithoyo) (Extract) (Syrian Orthodox Church)
04Islamic Ritual Zikr (Extract) (Syria)
05Tahwida and Khuwaib (Extract) (Yemen)
06Na't (Afghanistan (Herat))
07Bhajana (India)
08Invocation to the Goddess Yeshiki Mamo、Part 1 (Extract) (Tibet)
09Pey Keo (Cambodia)
10Pheng Phi Fa (Extract) (Laos)
11Dai Hannya Tendoku E (Extract) (Japan)
12Pendet (Bali)
13Uunu (Solomon Islands)
14Hymn No.77 (Vanuatu)
15Roia Kurireu (Extract) (Brazil)
16Song of the Alfereces and Dances of the Chinos (Chile)
17La Susana (Mexico)
18Cantos de Altar (Cuba)
19Zanaka Tromba (Extract) (Madagascar)
20Mombimbi (Extract) (Central African Republic)
21Music of a Guardian Spirit (Cote D'ivoire)
22Misericordia、Meu Deus (Portugal)
23Sanctus (Extract of the Mass Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary) (Corsica)
24Gloria (Sicily)