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Release «Harry Bellafonte Presents: The Long Road To Freedom. An Anthology Of Black Music» von V. A. (Buddha) & Harry Belafonte.
Fakten
Veröffentlichungsdaten: 2001 09 11 (Ed.), 1971-61 (Rec.)
Label: Buddha 99756
Produktion: Harry Belafonte & Gil Gilbert
Genre: Africana, Afroamericana
Annotationen
Mit diesem ambitionierten Projekt versuchte Harry Belafonte die Musik der Afromarikaner in der Zeit der Sklaverei bis zum Beginn der Aufnahmetechnologie zu rekonstruieren.
CD 1 enthält Tribal Chants, Shouts und Spirituals, CD 2 die Musik der Sklavenzeit bis zum amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg (1861-65), CD 3 die Musik nach dem Bürgerkrieg, CD 4 die Musik des 20. Jahrhunderts mit Street Cries, Mountain Hollers, Folk Balladen, Blues, Minstrel-Songs, CD 5 schliesslich Worksongs, Songs of Worship.
Die CDs und die DVD (das Making Of ...) kommen mit einem 140-seitigen Booklet, das neben den Linernotes allerlei Text- und Bildmaterial enthält.
Personen und Querverweise
V. A. (Buddha)
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Gil Gilbert
Trackliste
CD 1 1. Asafoiatse Nettey: Ose Yie (Ashanti War Chant) - 2:17 2. Kandia: Sakadougou (Malinke Ballad) - 5:00 3. [unknown]: Ake (Yoruba Work Chant) - 1:48 4. Toko Mzobe: Kufidi M’Pala Bituta - 2:02 5. Emanuel N’Suba: Ayilongo (Ghenya Boatmen) - 1:21 6. [unknown]: Oba Oba (Homage to a King) - 1:30 7. [unknown]: Oaikoi (Harvest Ceremony) - 1:21 8. Betty Clotty and the African Children's Choir: Agiee Tatatale (Ga Play Song) - 1:04 9. Betty Clotty and the African Children's Choir: Aja Aja O (Yoruba Fable) - 2:09 10. [unknown]: Fakke-Well Shisha Maley (Transitional Hymn) - 1:52 11. Bessie Jones & Sorrell Booke: Amazing Grace - And the Sermon - 5:36 12. Nannie McNeil & Erzalene Jenkins: How Do You Do, Ev’rybody? (Greeting Shout) - 3:22 13. Valentine Pringle: O, Lord, I’m Waitin’ on You (Spiritual) - 2:31 14. Bessie Jones: Prayer (Spiritual) - 4:41 15. Bessie Jones: Kneebone Bend (Prayer Shout) - 4:09 16. Harry Belafonte: Hark ’E Angel (Watcher’s Shout) - 5:10 17. Bessie Jones: Yonder Comes Day (New Year Shout) - 3:17 18. Valentine Pringle: Goodbye Ev’rybody (Farewell Shout) : ?:?? ^CD 2 1. [unknown]: Tombeau, Tombeau - 2:37 2. [unknown]: Je M’En Vais Finir Mes Jours - 3:54 3. [unknown]: Dans un Brigatoire - 3:27 4. William Eaton: Pour la Belle Layotte - 1:21 5. [unknown]: Fomme la Dit, Mo Malheuré - 3:28 6. Robert Henson: Miche Banjo - Bamboula - 2:09 7. J. Hamilton Grandison: Good Mornin’, Good Morning’ (“John Canoe” Processional) - 2:53 8. Erzalene Jenkins, Joe Crofford: All Roun’ de Glory Manger - 1:50 9. Carrie Suter: Mary, What You Call Yo’ Baby? - 3:05 10. Harry Belafonte: Wonderful Councillor - 2:07 11. Leon Bibb: Follow the Drinking Gourd - 2:46 12. [unknown]: Steal Away to Jesus - 3:30 13. Joe Crofford: There’s a Meetin’ Here Tonight - 1:53 14. [unknown]: Many Thousan’ Gone - 3:05 15. Harry Belafonte: The Colored Volunteer - 3:31 16. Earl Baker & Milt Grayson: We Look Like Men of War - 5:35 17. Harry Belafonte: Song of the First Arkansas Volunteers (Glory Hallelujah) - 4:52 18. Joe Crofford: Free at Las’ - 1:51 ^CD 3 1. [unknown]: Ol’ Lady from Brewster (Children’s Song) - 1:53 2. Miriam Burton: Hallie, Come on! (Woman’s Field Holler) - 1:14 3. Thelma Drayton: Run Squirrel, Whoa Mule (Game Song) - 1:31 4. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee: Fox Chase (Mouth Organ) - 3:22 5. Valentine Pringle: Chickens Done Crowned (Sunrise Holler) - 1:39 6. African Children's Choir: ’Way Go Lily (Children’s Song) - 1:32 7. Ned Wright: Shine on (Graveyard Holler) - 1:43 8. Bessie Jones: Grey Goose (Ballad) - 2:47 9. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee: Pick a Bale of Cotton (Hoe Down) - 5:09 10. Bessie Jones: Li’l Gal, Li’l Gal (Game Song) - 1:24 11. Harry Belafonte: Go to Sleepy (Lullaby) - 1:43 12. Valentine Pringle: I Got ’Em (Street Cry) - 1:54 13. Tyrone Cooper: Hambone, Hambone (Children’s Pattin’) - 2:42 14. Ned Wright: Watermelon Man (Blues) - 1:21 15. Gloria Lynne: Fare Thee Well, Oh Honey (Blues) - 5:49 16. Lillian Hayman: Blackberry Woman (Street Cry) - 1:07 17. Joe Williams: Easy Rider Blues (Blues) - 5:27 18. Sharon G. Williams: Oh, Johnny Brown (Ring Game) - 1:51 19. Valentine Pringle: I Got ’Em (Street Cry) - 1:14 20. Brownie McGhee: Black Woman (Blues) - 4:07 21. Ned Wright: Watermelon Man (Street Cry) - 0:44 ^CD 4 1. Godfrey Cambridge, Joe Crofford, Brownie McGhee: Let the Deal Go Down - 4:17 2. Joe Williams: Betty and Dupree - 6:45 3. Leon Bibb: Eas’ Man - 2:53 4. Valentine Pringle: John Henry - 3:28 5. Harry Belafonte, Al Shackman: Boll Weevil - 6:07 6. Cortez Franklin, Lennie Pogan: Stagolee - 5:42 7. Gloria Lynne, Herman Foster: Joe Turner Blues - 4:13 8. Ben Carter, Lennie Pogan: Honey, Take a Whiff on Me - 3:40 9. [unknown]: Go ’Long Muley - 3:35 10. [unknown]: My Baby in a Guinea Blue Gown - 4:40 11. Milton Grayson: Dat Liar - 6:52 12. [unknown]: Finale - 0:45 ^CD 5 1. Valentine Pringle: Ho Boys, Cancha Line ’Em? - 2:58 2. Harry Belafonte: Good Ir’n - 6:03 3. [unknown]: Go on, Ol’ Gator - 3:02 4. [unknown]: Doncha Hear Yo’ Po’ Mother Callin’? - 3:44 5. Charles Colman, William Eaton: River Sounding Chant - 3:17 6. Harry Belafonte: Nobody’s Business, Lord, But Mine - 4:26 7. Harry Belafonte: My God Is a Rock - 3:04 8. [unknown]: We Are Climbin’ Jacob’s Ladder - 2:46 9. Harry Belafonte: I Am So Glad - 2:28 10. Irving Barnes, Martin Luther King, Jr.: I’ll Never Turn Back No Mo’ (and Excerpt from Dr. King Speech) - 6:11 11. Howard Roberts: Lord, I Don’t Feel Noways Tired - 2:35 ^DVD 1. The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music