Slavery in America - Redemption Songs 1914-1972

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1Digital Media: Slavery
#TitleArtistLength
1Kabondo musambo wa changachanga
Lulua Men4:20
2Chant d’invitation à la danse
Maboudana & Badolo2:44
3Bid ’em In
Oscar Brown Jr.1:33
4Driva’ Man
Max Roach with Abbey Lincoln5:17
5How Come Me Here?
Michel Larue0:33
6The Slave
The Mighty Sparrow6:58
7Before the Sun Goes Down
Michel Larue0:59
8Early in the Mornin’22 and Group4:43
9Song of the Cotton Field
Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra3:02
10Old AlabamaB.B. and Group3:03
11Carrie Belle
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (on 1959-10-12)
lead vocals:
John Davis (in 1959-10)
vocals:
Joe Armstrong (in 1959-10), Jerome Davis (in 1959-10), Peter Davis (in 1959-10), Bessie Jones (in 1959-10), Henry Morrison (in 1959-10), Willis Proctor (in 1959-10) and Ben Ramsay (in 1959-10)
John Davis and The Spiritual Singers of Georgia3:39
12Working Man
guitar:
Bo Diddley (in 1960)
maracas:
Jerome Green (in 1960)
membranophone:
Clifton James (in 1960)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (in 1960)
Bo Diddley2:34
13M’pas bwè m’pas mangé
recorded in:
Haiti
producer:
Moses Asch
editor and field recordings:
Harold Courlander
Libera Bordereau & Ti Yogan1:31
14The Buzzard Lope
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones
vocals:
Joe Armstrong, Jerome Davis, John Davis, Peter Davis, Henry Morrison, Willis Proctor and Ben Ramsay
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (on 1959-10-12)
edit of:
The Buzzard Lope by Bessie Jones and group
Bessie Jones and The Spiritual Singers of Georgia1:13
15Hard Times in Ol’ Virginia
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1960-04-11)
lead vocals:
John Davis (on 1960-04-11)
vocals:
Peter Davis (on 1960-04-11), Bessie Jones (on 1960-04-11), Henry Morrison (on 1960-04-11) and Willis Proctor (on 1960-04-11)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (on 1960-04-11)
John Davis and The Spiritual Singers of Georgia3:14
16Say Boss Man
recording of:
Say Boss Man
writer:
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley2:35
17Bagai sala que pochery moin
Jules Sims2:32
18Don’t Break It I Say
King Radio, The Tiger, The Lion3:13
19L’Été
Ensemble de quadrille guadeloupéen5:16
20John Canoe Music
John Canoe Group1:48
21To‐wa‐bac‐a‐way, the Indian Race
Mardi Gras Indians3:32
22Bamboula ‐ Danse des nègres, op. 2
Eugene List7:23
2Digital Media: Songs of Freedom
3Digital Media: Racial Segregation & Modern Slavery

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