Various Artists - Negro Folk Music Africa / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The 24 selections included in the 1951 compilation InchNegro Folk Music of Africa and AmericaInch 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, Inchin some parts of the Americas it is possible to find old African songs and dances that are still known in almost identical form in local African communities.Inch the album includes songs such as InchIngane KamalumeInch from South Africa, Inch'Jesha Cult SongInch from Brazil, and InchDidn't You Hear My Lord When He Called?Inch from Alabama, USA. In addition, a 6-page booklet of liner notes by Harold Courlander features a brief description of African music and it's influence in other regions and detailed song descriptions. Album Tracks 1. Igane Kamalume 2. Shayisa Inkasa 3. Music of Boatmen 4. Bara Sanabo - Bara 5. Bara Sanabo - Bara 6. Traveling Song 7. Festival Song 8. Swahili Bina Adamu 9. Tigrai Ballad 10. Amhara Ballad 11. Jesha Cult Song 12. Cowherds' Festival 13. Worksong 14. Juba Dance 15. Nago Dance 16. Merengue-Chere Maman 17. Gallinita Toma Tu Maiz 18. Lucumi Song 19. Ajo Ajo 20. Beli Dance 21. What Shall I Do to Be Saved? 22. Didn't You Hear My Lord When He Called 23. My Name Has Been Written Down 24. Move Members Move