Roots of Black Music in America

This two volume-collection, is a survey of instrumental and vocal music from African cultures as well as from African American musicians in the southern United States. Producer Samuel Charters created the album with the intent to provide musical examples from "two worlds" through traditional offerings of African tribal music, cultural roots that were forcefully suppressed during the period of slavery in America, and African American music evocative of the influence of its predecessors. 41 songs, 1.3 hours, with liner notes featuring an introduction by Samuel Charters, descriptions of songs, and examples of archival documents describing early African music and black music in the southern United States.

EN ESPAÑOL

Este segundo volume de la colección es un estudio de la música instrumental y vocal de las culturas africanas, así como de músicos afroamericanos del sur de los Estados Unidos.

El productor, Samuel Charters, creó el álbum con la intención de proporcionar ejemplos musicales de ”dos mundos“ a través de ofrendas tradicionales de la música tribal africana, las raíces culturales que fueron reprimidas con fuerza durante el período de la esclavitud en los Estados Unidos y la música afroamericana que evoca la influencia de su predecesores.

41 canciones, 1.3 horas, con notas que ofrecen una introducción a cargo de Samuel Charters, descripciones de las canciones y ejemplos de documentos de archivo que describen la música africana antigua y la música negra del sur de los Estados Unidos.

Track Listing

101	Simpah - Simpa	Hausa drum group	02:03
102	Jumping Dance	Bahamian drum group	01:34
103	Atsiagbekor	Ewe drum orchestra	01:33
104	New York String Band	New York street musicians	01:31
105	Kendal	Female Wolof singers	01:19
106	Everything the Monkey Do	Andros Island musicians	01:09
107	Gio - Song	Gio workers	01:44
108	New Orleans Street Drumming	n/a	01:36
109	New Orleans/Chicago Jazz Drumming	Baby Dodds	02:09
110	Anougble Festival	Baoule drum orchestra	01:29
111	New York Contemporary Jazz Drumming	n/a	02:01
201	Work Songs	Kpelle bush cutters	01:59
202	Work Song	Cameroonian coffee sifters	01:32
203	Work Song	Jamaican construction workers	01:28
204	Men's Wedding Song	Male Dogon singers	01:26
205	Go Down, Old Hannah	n/a	01:37
206	Wives' Song / Alabama Children's Song (medley)	n/a	01:36
207	Akonodey	Akan Adowa musicians	01:23
208	Country Song	Kumina musicians	01:12
209	Mansa	Bafut musicians	01:58
210	Samba Gilajagi	Wolof gewel	01:38
211	Wasting My Time	J.D. Short	03:46
301	Tara	Wolof gewel	02:20
302	Minstrels	Tuareg musicians	02:01
303	Kentucky Banjo Instrumental	n/a	00:54
304	Virginia Banjo Instrumental	Wase Ward	01:27
305	Kentucky Banjo with Voice	Roscoe Holcomb	01:27
306	Instrumental	Kpelle musician	01:39
307	Belly Harp	Bassa musicians	01:53
308	Djourou	Baoule musician	01:08
309	Vera Cruz-Style Harp	Yacqui musician	01:28
310	Balafon	Mandingo musicians	02:04
311	Baoule	Baoule musicians	01:44
312	Marimba	Mexican musicians	01:27
313	Musical Bow	Jon Wieh	00:59
401	I Have Two Wings	Utah Smith	03:28
402	Saddlehorse Blues	Daddy Hotcakes	03:12
403	When a Man Marries His Troubles Just Begin	Andros Island musicians	02:41
404	Just a Little While to Stay Here	Eureka Brass Band	04:01
405	He's a Friend of Mine	n/a	02:42
406	Jazz at the Philharmonic, Blues, Part 3	n/a	03:47