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Outsiders: Bongo Joe Records w/ Ondanaconda
06.05.2026
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Outsiders: Bongo Joe Records w/ Ondanaconda

"We are pleased and truly honored to share this two hours playlist of songs featuring the jaw harp, an ancient and versatile instrument still vivid worldwide. The selection is neither a documentation nor a best of and does not claim to be exhaustive in any way. We went through a recent history of recordings and some of the musics that shaped our curiosity for this instrument. The jaw harp has been played in a large variety of musics, folk, blues, pop, rock, orchestral and film music, electronic and electroacoustic, and from different angles, thanks to its diversity in shape and sound., as you will notice in the track list below. Songs played by virtuoso soloists using traditional or experimental techniques meet simple yet essential additions in songwriting. We thought this approach would be a nice way to fulfill this invitation to compose a playlist related to Ondanaconda and our first release as a jaw harp ensemble. We hope you will enjoy listening to it as much as we did during the composition."

John Wright, La Guimbarde, 1970, ABC De La Guimbarde, The Jew's Harper Vladiswar Nadishana, Innovative Jew's Harp, 2013, South Siberia - Kuzhebar - Ghost Catchers The Who, Join Together, 1972, jaw harp played by Roger Daltrey and Keith Moon Al Qantarah - Abballati, abballati! - Songs and Sounds in Medieval Sicily, 2001, Assolo di Marranzanu · Fabio Tricomi · Fabio Accurso · Roberto Bolelli Svein Westad, Muunharpas verden, The Jew's harp World, 2000, Munnharpetone fra Rajasthan Naajlos Ljom, Naaljos Ljom, 2021, Gorrlaus, jaw harp played by Anders Hana Svein Westad, Muunharpas verden, The Jew's harp World, 2000, Tran Quang Hai - em mai la em be viet nam Harvey Matusow's Jew's Harp Band, War between Fats and Thins, 1969, Afghan Red John Zorn, The Big Gundown, 2000, The Ballad Of Hank McCain , jaw harp played by Cyro Baptista Donato Dozzy, The Loud Silence, 2015, Cross Panorama Chik White, Guts Magnet Sea, 2018, Flessssh Meme Dizzie Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval, To a Finland Station, 1983, First Chance, jaw harp played by Dizzy Gillespie Serge Gainsbourg, L'Homme Ă  tĂȘte de chou, 1976, Lunatic Asylum, jaw harp played by Serge Gainsbourg Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Concerto for Jew's Harp, Mandora and Orchestra, 1765, Allegro Molto, jaw harp played by Fritz Mayr Doppelbock, Hudi Und Anderi GÀÀggeler, 2001, Ais FĂŒrs Busi, jaw harp played by Anton Bruhin The Beach Boys, Holland, 1973, Steamboat, jaw harp played by Carl Wilson Wang Li, Past Present Future, 2015, pt.1 Gail Martin, 1966, Less of Me Spiridon Shishigin, Soul of Yakoutia, 2000, Song of a Youth Donato Dozzy,, The Loud Silence, 2015, Downhill to the Sea Ragnar Johnson & Jessica Mayer, Spirit Cry Flutes and Bamboo Jews Harps from Papua New Guinea- Eastern Highlands and Madang - disc 1, 2023, Uko Ennio Morricone - Indagine Su Un Cittadino Al Di Sopra Di Ogni Sospetto, 1970, Main Theme Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee & J.C. Burris , in Sonny Terry's New Sound-Jawharp in Blues and Folk Music, 1961, My Baby's Gone, jaw harp played by Sonny Terry Vladiswar Nadishana, Innovative Jew's Harp, 2013, China - Kou Xiang 5 leaves Leonard Cohen, Dear Heather, 2004, Nightingale, jaw harp played by Leonard Cohen Maultrommel Mundharomika Kamm, 1979, Fortschritt, jaw harp played by Anton Bruhin and Wanja Gwerder Ennio Morricone - Le Clan des Siciliens, 1969, Main Theme Makigami Koichi (with Anton Bruhin and Tadagawa Leo) - Electric Eel, 1998, Electric Eel Juan Garcia Esquivel , Exploring New Sounds in Hi-Fi/Stereo, 1978, My Number One Love, jaw harp maybe played by Carlos « Potato » ValdĂ©s