A precious document of "Dodo," the Luo people's traditional song form—akin to bardic poetry—used not only for celebrations and ceremonies but also to pass on news, lessons, and the goings-on of the community. Spread across two 10-inch records, it captures Ogoya Nengo, widely known in her native Kenya as a singer of this tradition, whose supple voice carries a beautifully weathered, cracked quality, alongside local percussionists and the Dodo Women's Group she leads. These songs are unadorned yet steeped in deep spirituality—the whispered singing over a chorus of cicadas on "Arum" is downright goosebump-inducing. Essential not only for field recording and world music fans but for anyone drawn to spiritual folk. Recorded by Stefan Schneider, known as a member of To Rococo Rot, who has also handled Honest Jon's other location recording series.