The catalogue contains a lot of pictures describing the trip through Central Africa, which is the subject of the exhibition. The exhibition passes through Central Africa from East to West, and goes through Uganda, Gabon, the Republic of Central Africa, North of Congo, Chad and Cameroon. In this region of Africa, harp is a very popular instrument which appears under different shapes, sizes and fonctions. A multidisciplinary approach (ethnology, art history, linguistic, organology, musicology) brings up numerous questions about harps and their music and suggests some answers.

The CD insert is a good exemple of the music of harps in these African regions… This is the Diapason d'or 1999 prizewinner.

The titles

1. Ganga : 2’51

2. Extract of Alur music : 2’21

3. Gitangi (extract) : 1’42

4. Ngbakia (extract) : 2’38

5. Limanza (extract) : 3’05

6. Agbangale wala wala kete munju voko : 3’26

7. Music for ten-string ngombi harp : 2’57

8. Manna ipaane : 2’52

9. Music of the Mayo-Kebbi : 3’05

10. Music for the chief of the badri genies (extrait) : 1’15

11. Music for the wife of the chief of the badri genies (extract) : 2’20

12. Music for the badri named Sala : 2’48

13-14. Music for the funeral of the President of the Republic (extracts) : 1’41 - 2’21

15. Chek i mevar : 2’05

16. Walay ngwa (extract) : 2’38

17. Ndi gay mbi do déndo (extract) : 2’25

18. Music of the harper-smiths : 2’59

19. Lisumba, extract from à bwiti ritual : 2’32

20. Extract from an ombwiri cult : 3’12

21. Extract frome lombo : 3’10

22. Explanation of the harp : 2’02