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Two Palos
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(1910 and 1917); produced by Verna Gillis, 1942- and John Santos; in Music of Cuba (Folkways Records, 1985), 6 mins
(1910 and 1917); produced by Verna Gillis, 1942- and John Santos; in Music of Cuba (Folkways Records, 1985), 6 mins
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Old Woman Praying in the Church
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produced by Jacques Jangoux; in Music of Guatemala, Vol. 2 (Folkways Records, 1973), 1 min
Produced and recorded by Jacques Jangoux.

"The music presented in this album is typical of rural Guatemala. Most of the inhabitants of this area are Indians of Mayan descent, but almost everywhere in the Guatemalan countryside one can also find Ladinos: persons, of whatever descent, who speak Spanish in their...
produced by Jacques Jangoux; in Music of Guatemala, Vol. 2 (Folkways Records, 1973), 1 min
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Service at St. Stephens Anglican Church
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(1936, 1946, 1952 and 1941); produced by Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015; in Music of the Bahamas, Vol. 2: Anthems, Work Songs and Ballads (Folkways Records, 1959), 3 mins

When reading Samuel Charters’ saga of his search for Frederick McQueen, one gets the sense that he is chasing a ghost on the Bahamas’ largest island of Andros - coincidentally known for its mysticism and unearthly objects. What Charters discovers, however, is one of the country’s greatest ballad singers an...

(1936, 1946, 1952 and 1941); produced by Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015; in Music of the Bahamas, Vol. 2: Anthems, Work Songs and Ballads (Folkways Records, 1959), 3 mins
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