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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.
Publication Information:
New York : Buddha, p2001.
Physical Description:
5 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
"Includes bonus DVD and 140 page hard-bound book, which includes rare photos, historical illustrations, and original art"--Publisher.
Contents:
disc 1. Ose yie (Asafoiatse Nettey) -- Sakadougou (Kandia Ake) -- Kufidi m'pala bituta (Mzobe) -- Ayilongo (Emanuel N'suba) -- Oba oba homage to a king -- Oaikoi harvest ceremony -- Ashiee tatale (Betty Clotty) -- Aja aja o (Betty Clotty) -- Falle-well (Shisha Maley) -- Amazing grace -- How do you do, ev'rybody? (Nannie McNeil) -- O, Lord, I'm waitin' on you (Valentine Pringle) -- Prayer (Bessie Jones) -- Kneebone bend (Bessie Jones) -- Hark 'e angel (Harry Belafonte) -- Yonder comes day (Bessie Jones) -- Goodbye, ev'rybody (Valentine Pringle) --

disc 2. Tombeau, tombeau -- Je m'en vais finir mes jours -- Dans un brigatoire -- Pour la belle layotte (William "Billy" Eaton) -- Fomme la dit, mo malheure -- Miche banjo bamboula (Robert Henson) -- Good mornin', good mornin' (Hamilton Grandison) -- All roun' de glory manger -- Mary, what you call yo' baby? (Carrie Suter) -- Wonderful councillor (Harry Belafonte) -- Follow the drinking gourd (Leon Bibb) -- Steal away to Jesus -- There's a meetin' here tonight -- Many thousan' gone -- The colored volunteer -- We look like men of war -- Song of the First Arkansas Volunteers (Harry Belafonte) -- Free at las') --

disc 3. Ol' lady from Brewster -- Hallie, come on! (Miriam Burton) -- Run squirrel, whoa mule (Thelma Drayton) -- Fox chase (Brownie McGee) -- Chickens done crowed (Valentine Pringle) -- Way go Lily (children's song, children's chorus) -- Shine on (Ned Wright) -- Grey goose (Bessie Jones) -- Pick a bale o' cotton (Sonny Terry) -- Li'l gal, li'l gal (Bessie Jones) -- Go to sleepy (Harry Belafonte) -- I got 'em (Valentine Pringle) -- Hambone, hambone -- Watermelon man (Ned Wright) -- Fare thee well, oh honey (Gloria Lynne) -- Blackberry woman (Gloria Hyman) -- Easy rider blues (Joe Williams) -- Oh, Johnny Brown (Sharon G. Williams) -- I got 'em (Valentine Pringle) -- Black woman (Brownie McGee) -- Watermelon man (Ned Wright) --

disc 4. Let the deal go down -- Betty and Dupree (Joe Williams) -- Eas' man (Leon Bibb) -- John Henry (Valentine Pringle) -- Boll weevil (Harry Belafonte) -- Stagolee (Cortez Franklin) -- Joe Turner blues (Gloria Lynne) -- Honey take a whiff on me (Ben Carter) -- Go 'long muley -- My baby in a guinea blue gown -- Dat liar (Milton Grayson) --

disc 5. Ho boys, cancha line 'em? (Valentine Pringle) -- Good ir'n (Harry Belafonte) -- Go on, ol' gator -- Doncha hear yo' po' mother callin'? -- River sounding chant (William Eaton) -- Nobody's business Lord but mine (Harry Belafonte) -- My God is a rock (Harry Belafonte) -- We are climbin' Jacob's ladder -- I am so glad (Harry Belafonte) -- I'll never, turn back, no mo' -- Lord, I don't feel noways tired (Howard Roberts).
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