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Willis James, former chairman of the Music Department at Spelman College, looks at how the complex musical and linguistic practices of west coast African cultures have been translated into the musical practices of African Americans. In this lecture performance, he covers spirituals, work songs, blues and jazz. Album Tracks 1. African Background 2. Rhythm and African Drums 3. Kinds of African Drums Shongo 4. Periodicity and Effects of Rhythm 5. Africanisms in America 6. Afro-American Speech 7. Speech and Song 8. Speech and Rhythm 9. Speech and Melody 10. The Cry 11. Plain Cry Coalman's Cry, Fishmonger's Cry 12. Florid Cry Going to Alabammy, Cabin Boy 13. Coloratura Cry 14. Wordless Cry 1. Wordless Cries 2. Wordless Cries 3. Florid Cry 4. Prayer Meeting 5. See God's Ark 6. The Cry (Concluded) 7. The Blues 8. Religious Music A) Guide My Feet B) Ain't But Me One C) My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord D) Good News E) My God Is a Rock in a Weary Land F) God's A-Gonna Straighten'em - When He Comes (Medley) 9. Jubilee Song InchGood NewsInch (Chariot's Comin') 10. Work Song InchGo Tell the CaptainInch 11. Jump for Joy - Cotton-Screwing Song 12. All I Want Is Union 13. Negro Music from White Sources A) InchWhat a Friend We Have in JesusInch (White) B) InchWhat a Friend We Have in JesusInch (Negro) 14. Jazz
