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

Topic

Percussion ensembles

Folk music

String band music

Blues (Music)

Work songs

Wedding music

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Restrictions & Rights

Restrictions on access

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

Physical description

2 phonograph records : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in

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Folkways Records Collection 1948-1986

1972

Place

Africa

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

Bahamas

Liberia

Mali

Senegal

Louisiana

New Orleans (La.)

Type

Phonograph records

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)