In Ethiopia, field recordings were made in Addis Ababa, Awasa, Arba Minch, Lante, Konso, Weyto, and Arbore, with the guidance of Negash Abdu, former head of a dance troupe from the National Theatre, along with a guide and translator for the southwest region, Asaminew Ourgessa. (In the southwest of Ethiopia alone there are 53 tribes.) 

In the village of Lante, Dokku Lenda, a renowned player of the traditional harp known as “itsa” in the Ochalla language, or “kirar” in Amharic, was recorded. In Konso, Messrs. Matesabia, Koshina, and Dunoti, each involved with cultural programs in that area, helped arrange performances. 

Recordings made included the itsa (harp); 2 women playing washints (flutes); and a performance of traditional dancing with jumping and flapping shoulder movements (usually done upon the death of a grandparent, to celebrate a long life and to wish that the dancer might enjoy the same.) 

Also recorded were the dance and songs of the Tsemako tribe and traditional dancing in the Arbore village of Gondoroba. One of these Arbore dances is accompanied by the rhythmic clicking of long sticks, in imitation of the bill clicking of migrating storks, whose arrival is considered a good omen.