Negro Folk Music of Africa and America

Ethnic Folkways Library – FE 4500

Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Box Set
Country: US
Released: 1951
Genre: Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country
Style: African, Gospel, Religious
[Tracklist]
A1 Igane Kamalume: n/aIngane Kamalume (02:36)
A2 Shayisa Inkasa: n/aShayisa Inkasa (02:33)
A3 Music of Boatmen: n/a (02:55)
A4 Bara Sanabo - Bara: n/a (03:09)
A5 Bara Sanabo - Bara: n/a (03:11)
B1 Traveling Song: n/a (01:55)
B2 Festival Song: n/a (03:36)
B3 Swahili Bina Adamu: n/a (03:13)
B4 Tigrai Ballad: n/a (03:08)
B5 Amhara Ballad: n/a (03:06)
C1 Jesha Cult Song: n/a (03:53)
C2 Cowherds' Festival: n/a (03:07)
C3 Worksong: n/a (03:12)
C4 Juba Dance: n/a (02:11)
C5 Nago Dance: n/a (03:39)
C6 Merengue--Chere Maman: Chere Maman (01:55)
C7 Gallinita Toma Tu Maiz: n/a (02:29)
D1 Lucumi Song: n/a (02:43)
D2 Ajo Ajo: n/a (02:45)
D3 Beli Dance: n/a: 00:57)
D4 What Shall I Do to be Saved?: Dock Reed (02:34)
D5 Didn't You Hear My Lord When He Called: Rich Amerson and Earthy Anne Coleman (03:40)
D6 My Name Has Been Written Down: Rosie Hibler (02:26)
D7 Move Members Move: Rosie Hibler (02:04)
[Credits]
Producer: Harold Courlander and Dick Waterman, Writer (Introduction): Richard Alan Waterman, Designer: Ronald Clyne
[Notes]
The 24 selections included in the 1951 compilation "Negro Folk Music of Africa and America" provide a sample of musical styles from Africa, and the African diaspora in South America, the Caribbean, and the Southern United States. This anthology demonstrates the continuation of African musical traditions into The New World. According to producer Harold Courlander, "in some parts of the Americas it is possible to find old African songs and dances that are still know' in almost identical form in local African communities." The album includes songs such as "Ingane Kamalume" from South Africa, "Jesha Cult Song" from Brazil, and "Didn't You Hear My Lord When He Called?" from Alabama, USA. In addition, a 6-page booklet of liner notes by Harold Courlander features a brief description of African music and its influence in other regions and detailed song descriptions.