This episode of Hermetic Journals is dedicated to the brief exploration of the amazing French ethnomusicological label Ocora. Their catalogue is vast; so many more hours are required to make a comprehensive introduction. Therefore I resort to selection of my personal favourites. Structure-wise I dedicate roughly similar sections to the music of African continent, Western + South Asia with the final 20 minutes or so spent in East / Southeast Asia. It felt appropriate to bookend this ‘journey’ with a beautiful and timeless sounding overtone singing – an almost universal singing practice that coincidentally exists in traditional music of many cultures, eras and ethnic groups - by David Hykes and his Harmonic Choir.

Artwork by Andrew William Elvish
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Tracklist:
01.	David Hykes & The Harmonic Choir • Hearing Solar Winds "Arc Descents" 2011 Ocora
02.	Nomades du Niger • Musique des Touareg, Musique des Bororo "Ouane-Ouane" 1991 Ocora
03.	Burundi - Musiques Traditionnelles (Recorded by Michel Vuylsteke) "Ubuhuha" 1983 Ocora
04.	Polyphonies Mongo • Batwa Ekonda "Marker 4" 1976 Ocora
05.	Musique Malgache "Choeurs Et Arcs Musicaux Masikoro" 1982 Ocora
06.	Musique Centrafricaine • Bianda "Complainte" 1978 Ocora
07.	Burundi - Musiques Traditionnelles (Recorded by Michel Vuylsteke) "Akazéhé Par Deux Jeunes Filles" 1984 Ocora
08.	Kudsi Erguner & Xavier Bellenger • Ney Et Ken "Rahat-ul-ervah - Le repos des esprits" 2015 Ocora
09.	Egypte: Les Musiciens du Nil "Taksim arghoul (petit)" 1978 Ocora
10.	Arménie 1 : Chants liturgiques du Moyen-Âge et musique instrumentale "Percussion Solo" 2020 Ocora
11.	Musique Traditionnelle Turque: Pieces Instrumentales • Erguner/Kutbay/Ergin/Hatipoglu "Tanbur et Ney (Makam Segâh)" 1987 Ocora
12.	Arménie 1 : Chants liturgiques du Moyen-Âge et musique instrumentale "Je me mets à genoux devant toi" 2018 Ocora
13.	Iran Les Maitres De La Musique Traditionnelle Volume 1 • Daryoush Tala'i, Mohammad Moussavi, Madjid Kiani "Avâz-e Bayât-e" 2009 Ocora
14.	Birmanie: Musique d'art • Maung That Win "Pa Pa Win / pat pyo (La princesse Pa Pa Win / improvisation)" 1997 Ocora
15.	La Musique Traditionnelle Des Mon • En Thailande "Solo De Cithare + Solo De Xylophone" 1988 Ocora
16.	Japon: Gagaku • Ono Gagaku Kaï "Batô" 2001 Ocora
17.	David Hykes & The Harmonic Choir • Hearing Solar Winds "Multiplying Voices at the Heart of the Body of sound" 2019 Ocora

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