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African Americans
African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
Folk music
Spirituals (Songs)
Folk music
Blues (Music)
Work songs
Work songs.
Spirituals (Songs)
Folk songs.
Folk music.
Blues (Music)
Folk music.
Folk songs.
Spirituals (Songs)
Blues (Music)
Work songs.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Music.
De Paur, Leonard.
Evans, Mari,
Belafonte, Harry,
Gilbert, Gil.
Belafonte Enterprises.
Gil Gilbert Productions.
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The long road to freedom : an anthology of Black music.
Title:
The long road to freedom : an anthology of Black music.
Publisher:
[New York] : Buddha Records, [2001]
Distributor:
[New York?] : Distributed by BMG
Copyright:
℗2001
Description:
5 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (138 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 x 28 cm) + 1 videodisc (4 3/4 in.)
Notes:
Buddha Records: 74465 997562 (on DVD: 74465-99756-9).
Compact discs; in case (30 cm.).
Accompanying text principally by Mari Evans and Harry Belafonte.
Bonus DVD special features: "Harry Belafonte's reminiscence of that special period [i.e. 1960's] ... biographies of key participants and musicians, web site links, a message from the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and much more"--Book, p. [9].
DVD directed and filmed by Gil Gilbert; produced by Gil Gilbert Productions.
Recorded principally 1961-1971, at Webster Hall, New York.
DVD; NTSC.
Credits:
Executive producers, Harry Belafonte, David Belafonte for Belafonte Enterprises Incorporated, and Alex Miller for Buddha Records/BMG ; producers, Harry Belafonte, David Belafonte, Albert C. Pryor, Leonard de Paur.
Performers:
Various performers; Leonard de Paur, arranger, musical director.
Summary:
A musical history of America's Africans, including African tribal songs, slave call and response, work songs, spirituals, minstrel songs, blues, and more. Includes a lavishly illustrated book on the history of African American music, and a DVD about the production of this groundbreaking work.
Contents:
The roots. Ose yie ; Sakadougou ; Ake ; Kufidi m'pala bituta ; Ayilongo ; Oba oba ; Okaikoi ; Ashiee tatale ; Aja aja o ; Falle-well Shisha Maley ; Amazing grace, and the sermon -- Shouts and early spirituals. How do you do, ev'rybody? ; O, Lord, I'm waitin' on you ; Prayer ; Kneebone bend ; Hark 'e angel ; Yonder comes day ; Goodbye, ev'rybody -- Louisiana Creole. Tombeau, tombeau ; Je m'en vais finir mes jours ; Dans un brigatoire ; Pour la belle Layotte ; Fomme la dit, mo malheuré ; Miche Banjo -- Slave Christmas. Good mornin', good mornin' ; All roun' de glory manger ; Mary, what you call yo' baby? ; Wonderful councillor -- The long road to freedom, Underground Railroad. Follow the drinking gourd ; Steal away to Jesus ; There's a meetin' here tonight ; Many thousan' gone -- The long road to freedom, the war. The colored volunteer ; We look like men of war ; Song of the First Arkansas Volunteers ; Free at las' -- Country moods. Ol' lady from Brewster ; Hallie, come on! ; Run squirrel, whoa mule ; Fox chase ; Chickens done crowed ; 'Way go Lily ; Shine on ; Grey goose ; Pick a bale o' cotton ; L'il gal, li'l gal ; Go to sleepy -- City moods. I got 'em ; Hambone, hambone ; Watermelon man ; Fare thee well, oh honey ; Blackberry woman ; Easy rider blues ; Oh, Johnny Brown ; I got 'em ; Black woman ; Watermelon man -- Ballads and frolics. Let the deal go down ; Betty and Dupree ; Eas' man ; John Henry ; Boll weevil -- Bad men, booze, and minstrels. Stagolee ; Joe Turner blues ; Honey, take a whiff on me ; Go 'long muley ; My baby in a Guinea blue gown ; Dat liar ; Finale -- Muscles and sweat. Ho boys, cancha line 'em? ; Good ir'n ; Go on, ol' gator ; Doncha hear yo' po' mother callin'? ; River sounding chant ; Nobody's business, Lord, but mine -- My God is a rock. My God is a rock ; We are climbin' Jacob's ladder ; I am so glad ; I'll never turn back no mo'--and excerpt from Dr. King speech ; Lord, I don't feel noways tired.
Local Note:
NMAFREF copy gift from Sara Connor.
Subject:
African Americans -- Music.
African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
Folk music -- Africa.
Spirituals (Songs)
Folk music -- United States.
Blues (Music)
Work songs -- United States.
Genre:
Work songs.
Spirituals (Songs)
Folk songs.
Folk music.
Blues (Music)
Folk music.
Folk songs.
Spirituals (Songs)
Blues (Music)
Work songs.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Music.
Added Author:
De Paur, Leonard.
Evans, Mari, 1919-2017.
Belafonte, Harry, 1927-
Gilbert, Gil.
Belafonte Enterprises.
Gil Gilbert Productions.
Catalog Source No.:
(OCoLC)ocm48154988
Subscription Summary
National Museum of African American History and Culture Library Collection
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nmafref
Call No.:
ML3479 .L653 2001
Media Type:
MultVol
Main Issue (866):
book+discs
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