Roots of Black Music in America

VARIOUS ARTISTS

41 SONGS • 1 HOUR AND 18 MINUTES • JAN 01 1972

1

Simpah - Simpa

Hausa Drum Group

02:03

2

Jumping Dance

Bahamian Drum Group

01:34

3

Atsiagbekor

Ewe Drum Orchestra

01:33

4

New York String Band

New York Street Musicians

01:31

5

Kendal

Female Wolof Singers

01:19

6

Everything the Monkey Do

Andros Island Musicians

01:09

7

Gio - Song

01:44

8

New Orleans Street Drumming

01:36

9

New Orleans/Chicago Jazz Drumming

02:09

10

Anougble Festival

Baoule Drum Orchestra

01:29

11

New York Contemporary Jazz Drumming

02:01

12

Work Songs

Kpelle Bush Cutters

01:59

13

Work Song

Cameroonian Coffee Sifters

01:32

14

Work Song

Jamaican Construction Workers

01:28

15

Men's Wedding Song

Male Dogon Singers

01:26

16

Go Down, Old Hannah

01:36

17

Wives' Song / Alabama Children's Song (medley)

01:36

18

Akonodey

Akan Adowa Musicians

01:23

19

Country Song

Kumina Musicians

01:12

20

Mansa

Bafut Musicians

01:58

21

Samba Gilajagi

01:38

22

Wasting My Time

03:46

23

Tara

02:20

24

Minstrels

Tuareg Musicians

02:01

25

Kentucky Banjo Instrumental

00:54

26

Virginia Banjo Instrumental

01:27

27

Kentucky Banjo with Voice

01:27

28

Instrumental

Kpelle Musician

01:39

29

Belly Harp

Bassa Musicians

01:53

30

Djourou

Baoule Musician

01:08

31

Vera Cruz-Style Harp

Yacqui Musician

01:28

32

Balafon

Mandingo Musicians

02:04

33

Baoule

Baoule Musicians

01:44

34

Marimba

Mexican Musicians

01:27

35

Musical Bow

00:59

36

I Have Two Wings

03:28

37

Saddlehorse Blues

03:12

38

When a Man Marries His Troubles Just Begin

Andros Island Musicians

02:41

39

Just a Little While to Stay Here

Eureka Brass Band

04:01

40

He's a Friend of Mine

02:42

41

Jazz at the Philharmonic, Blues, Part 3

03:47

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