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 Hausa drum and percussion ensemble with solo voices and chorus, Ghana	02:03
102	Jumping Dance Alfred Henderson, Gabriel Adderly, Harcourt Symonette	01:34
103	Atsiagbekor Ewe singers and percussionists, Anyako, Ghana	01:33
104	New York Street Band Street band, New York City	01:31
105	Kendal Four young Wolof women	01:19
106	Everything the Monkey Do Fresh Creek Dance Band	01:09
107	Gio Song Dan laborers at Bromley, St. Paul River, Liberia	01:44
108	New Orleans Street Drumming Drummer "Hank," New Orleans	01:36
109	New Orleans-Chicago Jazz Drumming Baby Dodds	02:09
110	Anougble Festival Baoulé festival musicians, Sakassou, Ivory Coast	01:29
111	New York Jazz Drumming Baby Dodds	02:01
201	Work Songs: Liberia Kpelle bush cutters, Liberia	01:59
202	Work Song: Cameroon Coffee sifters at United Africa Corp warehouse, Bamenda, Cameroon	01:32
203	Work Song: Jamaica Construction workers, Jamaica	01:28
204	Men's Wedding Song Dogon singers and musicians, Mali	01:26
205	Go Down, Old Hannah Prisoners at the Ramsey and Retrieve State Farms, Texas	01:37
206	Wives' Song / Alabama Children's Song (Bob a Needle) Fon's wives (Cameroon); Children of Lilly's Chapel School, York, Alabama	01:36
207	Akonodey Akan women singing and drumming, Ghana	01:23
208	Country Song Kumina musicians, Jamaica	01:12
209	Mansa Bafut male singer with five-string harp, Cameroon	01:58
210	Samba Gilajagi Wolof géwël (griot) playing xalam	01:38
211	Wasting My Time J.D. Short	03:46
301	Tara Two Wolof géwëls (griots) playing xalam	02:20
302	Tuareg Minstrels at Timbuktu with Two Lutes Tuareg musicians, Mali	02:01
303	Kentucky Banjo Instrumental: Jaw Bone Willie Chapman	00:54
304	Virginia Banjo Instrumental: Peachbottom Creek Wade Ward	01:27
305	Kentucky Banjo with Voice: Black Eyed Suzy Roscoe Holcomb	01:27
306	Kpelle Harp Pepe Kroma	01:39
307	Bassa Belly Harp Jeffly and Bo, two Bassa men in Gbarnga, Liberia	01:53
308	Djourou Baoulé male singer with djourou, Ivory Coast	01:08
309	Veracruz Style Harp: Paloma Maximiliano Valencia	01:28
310	Balafon Mandinka balafon players, Liberia	02:04
311	Baoulé Two Baoulé xylophone players, Ivory Coast	01:44
312	Marimba: La Sandunga Marimba band, Veracruz, Mexico	01:27
313	Bassa 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 Daniel Saunders Brass Band	02:41
404	Just a Little While to Stay Here Eureka Brass Band	04:01
405	He's a Friend of Mine The Sprit of Memphis	02:42
406	Jazz at the Philharmonic, Blues, Pt. 3 Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic	03:47