Roots of Black Music in America (1972) 2 CD set

"This item is part of the Folkways (Cook, or Paredon, or Monitor) archives. The original liner notes from the LP are included."

This two volume-collection, is a survey of instrumental and vocal music from African cultures as well as from African American musicians in the southern United States. Producer Samuel Charters created the album with the intent to provide musical examples from "two worlds" through traditional offerings of African tribal music, cultural roots that were forcefully suppressed during the period of slavery in America, and African American music evocative of the influence of its predecessors. 41 songs, 1.3 hours, with liner notes featuring an introduction by Samuel Charters, descriptions of songs, and examples of archival documents describing early African music and black music in the southern United States.

     101      Simpah - Simpa      Hausa drum group      2:03     
     102     Jumping Dance     Bahamian drum group     1:34    
     103     Atsiagbekor     Ewe drum orchestra     1:33    
     104     New York String Band     New York street musicians     1:31    
     105     Kendal     Female Wolof singers     1:19    
     106     Everything the Monkey Do     Andros Island musicians     1:09    
     107     Gio - Song     Gio workers     1:44    
     108     New Orleans Street Drumming          1:36    
     109     New Orleans/Chicago Jazz Drumming     Baby Dodds     2:09    
     110     Anougble Festival     Baoule drum orchestra     1:29    
     111     New York Contemporary Jazz Drumming          2:01    
     201     Work Songs     Kpelle bush cutters     1:59    
     202     Work Song     Cameroonian coffee sifters     1:32    
     203     Work Song     Jamaican construction workers     1:28    
     204     Men's Wedding Song     Male Dogon singers     1:26    
     205     Go Down, Old Hannah          1:37    
     206     Wives' Song / Alabama Children's Song (medley)          1:36    
     207     Akonodey     Akan Adowa musicians     1:23    
     208     Country Song     Kumina musicians     1:12    
     209     Mansa     Bafut musicians     1:58    
     210     Samba Gilajagi     Wolof gewel     1:38    
     211     Wasting My Time     J.D. Short     3:46    
     301     Tara     Wolof gewel     2:20    
     302     Minstrels     Tuareg musicians     2:01    
     303     Kentucky Banjo Instrumental          0:54    
     304     Virginia Banjo Instrumental     Wase Ward     1:27    
     305     Kentucky Banjo with Voice     Roscoe Holcomb     1:27    
     306     Instrumental     Kpelle musician     1:39    
     307     Belly Harp     Bassa musicians     1:53    
     308     Djourou     Baoule musician     1:08    
     309     Vera Cruz-Style Harp     Yacqui musician     1:28    
     310     Balafon     Mandingo musicians     2:04    
     311     Baoule     Baoule musicians     1:44    
     312     Marimba     Mexican musicians     1:27    
     313     Musical Bow     Jon Wieh     0:59    
     401     I Have Two Wings     Utah Smith     3:28    
     402     Saddlehorse Blues     Daddy Hotcakes     3:12    
     403     When a Man Marries His Troubles Just Begin     Andros Island musicians     2:41    
     404     Just a Little While to Stay Here     Eureka Brass Band     4:01    
     405     He's a Friend of Mine          2:42    
     406     Jazz at the Philharmonic, Blues, Part 3          3:47