Kronos Quartet: Glorious Mahalia

Smithsonian Folkways - SFW CD 40268

Format: Vinyl, LP, CD, Compilation
Country: United States
Released: 2026
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Gospel
[Tracklist]
01 Glorious Mahalia: I. Hold on (03:03)
02 Glorious Mahalia: II. Stave in the ground (06:47)
03 Glorious Mahalia: III. Are you being treated right (04:48)
04 Glorious Mahalia: IV. Sometime I feel like a motherless child (03:33)
05 Glorious Mahalia: V. This world will make you think (03:12)
06 God Shall Wipe All Tears Away (03:04)
07 Peace Be Till: I. Doors of Justice / Black Thread (06:23)
08 Peace Be Till: II. Protest (04:15)
09 Peace Be Till: III. Copter (03:07)
10 Peace Be Till: IV. Symphony of Social Justice (07:55)
11 Peace Be Till: V. Tell 'em about the dream (04:34)
[Credits]
Producer: Reshena Liao, Liner Notes Editor: Carla Borden, Designer: Caroline Gut, Engineer: Scott Fraser, and Kronos Quartet
[Notes]
Midway through Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic speech at the 1963 March on Washington, a voice rang out from behind him: “Tell them about the dream, Martin!” That voice belonged to Mahalia Jackson, King’s close friend and one of the most revered gospel singers of the 20th century. Glorious Mahalia, a visionary tribute to Jackson’s life by the internationally renowned Kronos Quartet, uses that moment as a springboard to explore the depth of Jackson’s musical craft and its impact on the Civil Rights Movement, including her relationship with Clarence Jones and Studs Terkel, other luminaries of the time. Featuring compositions by Stacy Garrop and Zachary James Watkins, a new arrangement of Jackson’s astonishing version of the Antonio Haskell composition “God Shall Wipe All Tears Away,” and archival audio of Jackson’s voice, the album illuminates Jackson’s historic artistry and advocac

Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings – SFW 40240

Format: CD, Album
Country: United States
Released: Oct 9, 2020
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
01 Which Side Are You On? (2:21)
02 The President Sang Amazing Grace (3:58)
03 Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram (3:40)
04 Waist Deep in the Big Muddy (3:23)
05 Jarama Valley (Live In Barcelona) (3:19)
06 Garbage (3:09)
07 Storyteller (16:29)
08 Mbube (Wimoweh/The Lion Sleeps Tonight) (2:43)
09 If I Had A Hammer (2:07)
10 Where Have All The Flowers Gone? (4:05)
11 Step By Step (3:02)
12 Anda Jaleo (Live In Barcelona) (2:08)
13 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (3:12)
14 Turn, Turn, Turn (3:58)
15 We Shall Overcome (5:08)
[Credits]
Kronos Quartet (ensemble) David Harrington and John Sherba (violin) Hank Dutt (viola) Sunny Jang (cello)
Aoife O'Donovan, Brian Carpenter, Maria Arnal, Meklit Hadero and Sam Amidon (vocals)
Producer: Janet Cowperthwaite and Reshena Liao, Engineer: Bob Ludwig
[Notes]
On Long Time Passing, the trailblazing Kronos Quartet celebrates the music of Pete Seeger and rejoices in the spirit, inspiration, and fearlessness inherent in his life's work. Along with guests Sam Amidon, Maria Arnal, Brian Carpenter, Meklit, Lee Knight, and Aoife O'Donovan, the group examines Seeger's celebration of beauty and the pleasure of singing together. Through the power of these eternally relevant cries for unity and moral integrity, the album articulates the responsibility we have as citizens and members of a greater community to question war and injustice, and to develop the courage to raise our voices together both in word and song.