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John Crow Say..: Jamaican Music of Faith, Work and Play
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produced by John Storm Roberts (Folkways Records, 1981), 39 mins

Rounds or cannons or quadrilles, European church harmony or familiar hymn melodies—these are testaments to the British contribution to Jamaican culture. African call-and-response patterns, a particular and signifying humor, and Anansi (trickster) stories speak to the African input. But listening will tell you t...

produced by John Storm Roberts (Folkways Records, 1981), 39 mins
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Music of the Tarascan Indians of Mexico: Music of Michoaca and Mestizo Country
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produced by Henrietta Yurchenco, 1916-2007 (Folkways Records, 1970), 47 mins
"When the first Spaniards arrived at Tzintzuntzán, the ancient Tarascan capital, they were entertained, so the worthy Spanish chroniclers of the 16th century tell us, with an all-night fiesta of dances and songs ‘sad enough to have risen from hell.’ And no wonder! It was no time for gaiety, for a dire fate...
produced by Henrietta Yurchenco, 1916-2007 (Folkways Records, 1970), 47 mins
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Tavagna Canta Malcolm Bothwell
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performed by Tavagna (Sergent Major Company, 2005), 1 hour 5 mins
performed by Tavagna (Sergent Major Company, 2005), 1 hour 5 mins
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