Roots of Black Music in America

Various Artists

• Released on 01/01/1972 by Folkways Records
• Main artist: Various Artists
• Genre: Africa

1 Simpah - Simpa

Hausa drum group 00:02:03

Hausa drum group, MainArtist

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2 Jumping Dance

Bahamian drum group 00:01:34

Bahamian drum group, MainArtist

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3 Atsiagbekor

Ewe drum orchestra 00:01:33

Ewe drum orchestra, MainArtist

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4 New York String Band

New York street musicians 00:01:31

New York street musicians, MainArtist

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5 Kendal

Female Wolof singers 00:01:19

Female Wolof singers, MainArtist

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6 Everything the Monkey Do

Andros Island musicians 00:01:09

Andros Island musicians, MainArtist

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7 Gio - Song

Gio workers 00:01:44

Gio workers, MainArtist

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8 New Orleans Street Drumming

Unspecified 00:01:36

Unspecified, MainArtist

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9 New Orleans/Chicago Jazz Drumming

Baby Dodds 00:02:09

Baby Dodds, MainArtist

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10 Anougble Festival

Baoule drum orchestra 00:01:29

Baoule drum orchestra, MainArtist

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11 New York Contemporary Jazz Drumming

Unspecified 00:02:01

Unspecified, MainArtist

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12 Work Songs

Kpelle bush cutters 00:01:59

Kpelle bush cutters, MainArtist

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13 Work Song

Cameroonian coffee sifters 00:01:32

Cameroonian coffee sifters, MainArtist

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14 Work Song

Jamaican construction workers 00:01:28

Jamaican construction workers, MainArtist

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15 Men's Wedding Song

Male Dogon singers 00:01:26

Male Dogon singers, MainArtist

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16 Go Down, Old Hannah

Unspecified 00:01:36

Unspecified, MainArtist

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

Unspecified 00:01:36

Unspecified, MainArtist

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18 Akonodey

Akan Adowa musicians 00:01:23

Akan Adowa musicians, MainArtist

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19 Country Song

Kumina musicians 00:01:12

Kumina musicians, MainArtist

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20 Mansa

Bafut musicians 00:01:58

Bafut musicians, MainArtist

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21 Samba Gilajagi

Wolof gewel 00:01:38

Wolof gewel, MainArtist

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22 Wasting My Time

J.D. Short 00:03:46

J.D. Short, MainArtist

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DISC 2

1 Tara

Wolof gewel 00:02:20

Wolof gewel, MainArtist

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2 Minstrels

Tuareg musicians 00:02:01

Tuareg musicians, MainArtist

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3 Kentucky Banjo Instrumental

Unspecified 00:00:54

Unspecified, MainArtist

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4 Virginia Banjo Instrumental

Wase Ward 00:01:27

Wase Ward, MainArtist

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5 Kentucky Banjo with Voice

Roscoe Holcomb 00:01:27

Roscoe Holcomb, MainArtist

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6 Instrumental

Kpelle musician 00:01:39

Kpelle musician, MainArtist

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7 Belly Harp

Bassa musicians 00:01:53

Bassa musicians, MainArtist

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8 Djourou

Baoule musician 00:01:08

Baoule musician, MainArtist

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9 Vera Cruz-Style Harp

Yacqui musician 00:01:28

Yacqui musician, MainArtist

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10 Balafon

Mandingo musicians 00:02:04

Mandingo Musicians, MainArtist

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11 Baoule

Baoule musicians 00:01:44

Baoule musicians, MainArtist

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12 Marimba

Mexican musicians 00:01:27

Mexican musicians, MainArtist

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13 Musical Bow

Jon Wieh 00:00:59

Jon Wieh, MainArtist

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14 I Have Two Wings

Utah Smith 00:03:28

Utah Smith, MainArtist

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15 Saddlehorse Blues

Daddy Hotcakes 00:03:12

Daddy Hotcakes, MainArtist

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16 When a Man Marries His Troubles Just Begin

Andros Island musicians 00:02:40

Andros Island musicians, MainArtist

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17 Just a Little While to Stay Here

Eureka Brass Band 00:04:00

Eureka Brass Band, MainArtist

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18 He's a Friend of Mine

Unspecified 00:02:42

Unspecified, MainArtist

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19 Jazz at the Philharmonic, Blues, Part 3

Unspecified 00:03:47

Unspecified, MainArtist

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About the album

• 2 disc(s) - 41 track(s)
• Total length: 01:18:02

• Main artist: Various Artists
• Label: Folkways Records
• Genre: World Africa
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

(C) 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1972 Folkways Records (P) 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1972 Folkways Records