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Re: Kate/Caucasus

From: akmonday@uclink3.berkeley.edu (Anthony Kyle Monday)
Date: 21 Jun 1995 16:57:52 GMT
Subject: Re: Kate/Caucasus
To: rec-music-gaffa@agate.berkeley.edu
Newsgroups: rec.music.gaffa
Organization: Disorganisation
References: <3s8p7j$11q$1@mhafm.production.compuserve.com>

In article <3s8p7j$11q$1@mhafm.production.compuserve.com>,
100614.2750@CompuServe.COM (Rene Van Peer) wrote:

> Question: I have an album from the '70s with music from the 
> Caucasian republic of Georgia. One of its tracks is so close to 
> part of 'Hello Earth' from Hounds of Love that chance must be 
> ruled out.
(snip)

I believe this is a very old chant, I've heard it in various places, most
notably Popal Vuh's soundtrack to Herzog's 78 film "Nosferatu." I'd be
interested in the name of your album, though, since I've had a hard time
actually tracking down the music on anything other than documentaries and
films.

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