Black Music of Two Worlds

"The subject of this album is the meeting of three musical traditions—African, Arab, and European—to create a fourth tradition of great richness and international impact, that of the Black New World. It is hardly surprising that Afro-American music is so rich. It draws form three major European sources—English, French, and Iberian (Spanish and Portuguese)—as well as several western African traditions..."
John Storm Roberts

"El objeto de este álbum es analizar el encuentro de tres tradiciones musicales, la africana, la árabe y la europea, para crear una cuarta tradición de gran riqueza e impacto internacional, la cultura negra del Nuevo Mundo. En realidad, no es sorprendente que la música afro-americana sea tan rica como lo es, ya que proviene de tres importantes fuentes europeas, Inglaterra, Francia y la península Ibérica, así como de varias tradiciones del oeste africano..."
John Storm Roberts

Track Listing

101	Xylophone-Bapende of Zaire	n/a	01:01
102	Marimba from Colombia	n/a	03:07
103	Let 'Em Jump	Pete Johnson	03:05
104	Akonoday	n/a	01:40
105	Call to Prayer - Muslim	n/a	00:33
106	Mende Muslim Song - Sierra Leone	n/a	03:18
107	Song from Malaga - Spain	n/a	02:25
201	Black Woman	Vera Hall	01:32
202	Kpelle Brush - cutters - Liberia	n/a	02:24
203	Imo Gal	n/a	02:28
204	Let Your Hammer Ring	n/a	03:30
205	Los Congos de Villa Mella - criollo	n/a	03:43
206	Palomita Nueva	n/a	01:21
301	Drum and Fife Quadrille - West Indies	n/a	02:50
302	Wheel and Turn	n/a	02:20
303	De La Suarez - Carribean	n/a	02:52
304	War (Sir Lancelot, Executor. Caresser, Atilla, Lion)	Atilla the Hun, Sir Lancelot, Executor. Caresser, Lion	03:11
305	Fire Brigade	Atilla the Hun	02:39
401	Ezulie	Le Jazz Condo	02:20
402	Rour des Cayes	Fabre Duroseau	02:33
403	Mazurca	n/a	02:52
404	Sutileza	The Septeto Nacional	03:15
405	How Long Blues	Jimmy Yancey	04:04
501	Revival Zion- How Sweet the Name	n/a	02:45
502	Revival Zion- I Got a Lighthouse	n/a	02:40
503	Roll Jordan Roll	The Fisk Jubilee Singers	02:42
504	He's a Friend of Mine	The Spirit of Memphis	02:44
505	Frankie and Johnny	Mississippi John Hurt	03:25
601	Dust My Broom	Robert Johnson	03:07
602	Leave My Love Alone	Coleman Hawkins	02:40
603	Vijana Niwambie	Williamu Osale	02:45
604	Kenyatta Aliteswa Sana	John Mwale	03:00
605	Maboke Nde Temoin	Bholen, Orchestra	04:54