Roots of black music in America sound recording / compiled and edited by Samuel Charters
- Program notes by Samuel Charters, including some musical notation, (12 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
- Taken from recordings in the Folkways collection.
- Track information
- 101. Simpah - Simpa / Scraper, Drums, Rattle. Ghana
- 102. Jumping Dance / Drums. Bahamas
- 103. Atsiagbekor / Rattles, Gong, Drums. Ghana
- 104. New York String Band / Maracas, Claves, Drums
- 105. Kendal / Drums. Gambia
- 106. Everything the Monkey Do / Drums. Bahamas
- 107. Gio - Song / Gong,Drums. Liberia
- 108. New Orleans Street Drumming / Unknown. Drums. Louisiana-New Orleans
- 109. New Orleans/Chicago Jazz Drumming / Baby Dodds, Baby Dodds. Woodblocks, Cymbals, Drums. Louisiana-New Orleans
- 110. Anougble Festival / Gong, Drums. Ivory Coast
- 111. New York Contemporary Jazz Drumming / Unknown. Drums. New York
- 201. Work Songs / Liberia,Africa
- 202. Work Song / Cameroon
- 203. Work Song / Jamaica
- 204. Men's Wedding Song / Mali
- 205. Go Down, Old Hannah / Unknown
- 206. Wives' Song / Cameroon,Africa
- 206. Alabama Children's Song / Unknown
- 207. Akonodey / Drums. Ghana
- 208. Country Song / Drums. Jamaica
- 209. Mansa / Cameroon
- 210. Samba Gilajagi / Halam. Senegal, Africa
- 211. Wasting My Time / J.D. Short. Guitar
- 301. Tara / Halam. Senegal, Africa
- 302. Minstrels / Mali, Africa
- 303. Kentucky Banjo Instrumental / Unknown. Banjo
- 304. Virginia Banjo Instrumental / Wase Ward. Banjo
- 305. Kentucky Banjo with Voice / Roscoe Holcomb. Banjo
- 306. Instrumental / Liberia, Africa
- 307. Belly Harp / Harp. Liberia, Africa
- 308. Djourou / Djourou,Harp. Ivory Coast, Africa
- 309. Vera Cruz-Style Harp / Harp. Mexico
- 310. Balafon / Balafon,Xylophone. Liberia, Africa
- 311. Baoule / Harp. Ivory Coast, Africa
- 312. Marimba / Marimba, Xylophone. Mexico
- 313. Musical Bow / Jon Wieh. Musical bow, Xylophone. Liberia, Africa
- 401. I Have Two Wings / Two Winged Temple, Rev. Utah Smith. Guitar
- 402. Saddlehorse Blues / George Montgomery, Daddy Hotcakes. Guitar
- 403. When a Man Marries His Troubles Just Begin / Drums. Bahamas
- 404. Just a Little While to Stay Here / Eureka Brass Band. Louisiana-New Orleans
- 405. He's a Friend of Mine / Unknown
- 406. Jazz at the Philharmonic, Blues, Part 3 / Unknown. Guitar, Drums, Bass, Piano
- Publisher number
- FA 2694 Folkways Records
- Repository Loc.
- Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington, D.C. 20024. Call 202-633-7322 for appointment. Fax: 202-633-7019. Email: rinzlerarchives@si.edu
- Restrictions & Rights
- Restrictions on access
- 1972
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- Folkways Records Collection 1948-1986
- Local number
- FW02694
- Folkways 2694
- Culture
- Hausa (African people)
- Nigerians
- Bahamians
- Ghanaians
- African Americans
- Americans
- Wolof (African people)
- Gambians
- Dan (African people)
- Liberians
- Baule (African people)
- Ivory Coast
- Kpelle (African people)
- Cameroonians
- Jamaicans
- Dogon (African people)
- Malians
- Bafut (African people)
- Akan (African people)
- Kumina
- Senegalese
- Taureg
- Anglo-American
- Basa (Cameroon people)
- Mexicans
- Mandingo (African people)
- commentator
- Charters, Samuel Barclay 1929-2015
- performer
- Dodds, Baby 1898-1959
- Short, J. D. 1902-1962
- Ward, Wase
- Holcomb, Roscoe
- Wieh, Jon
- Smith, Utah
- Daddy Hotcakes 1894-1970
- cover designer
- Clyne, Ronald 1925-2006
- performer
- Eureka Brass Band
- Topic
- Percussion ensembles
- Folk music
- String band music
- Blues (Music)
- Work songs
- Wedding music
- Place
- Africa
- Ghana
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Bahamas
- Liberia
- Mali
- Senegal
- Louisiana
- New Orleans (La.)
- Physical description
- 2 phonograph records : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in
- Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
- Type
- Phonograph records