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Anthology of Central and South American Indian Music
produced by Alan Lazar (Folkways Records, 1975), 1 hour 34 mins
"At one time the area or Central and South America was the home of diverse Indian cultures and civilizations ranging from the nomadic hunters of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia, to the river and forest peoples of the Amazon, to the military empires of the Andes and Central Mexico, to the theocratic states of southe...
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produced by Alan Lazar (Folkways Records, 1975), 1 hour 34 mins
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"At one time the area or Central and South America was the home of diverse Indian cultures and civilizations ranging from the nomadic hunters of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia, to the river and forest peoples of the Amazon, to the military empires of the Andes and Central Mexico, to the theocratic states of southern Mexico and Guatemala. Many of the peoples that once inhabited these lands today are extinct or on the verge of extinction. Others...
"At one time the area or Central and South America was the home of diverse Indian cultures and civilizations ranging from the nomadic hunters of Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia, to the river and forest peoples of the Amazon, to the military empires of the Andes and Central Mexico, to the theocratic states of southern Mexico and Guatemala. Many of the peoples that once inhabited these lands today are extinct or on the verge of extinction. Others have been assimilated into the dominant European culture and have given up the traditional ways. Perhaps the largest number though have remained, almost if in historical limbo, conquered but not assimilated..."
Alan Lazar
"Hubo un tiempo en el que el área de Centro y Sur América fue el hogar de varias culturas indígenas: comprendía a los cazadores-recolectores de Tierra del Fuego y la Patagonia, a los pueblos que habitaban los ríos y selvas del Amazonas, a los imperios militares de los Andes y el centro de México y a los estados teocráticos de Guatemala y el sur de México. Muchas de las culturas que una vez habitaron estas tierras están hoy extintas o en el camino de extinguirse. Otras han sido asimiladas dentro de la cultura europea dominante y abandonado sus prácticas tradicionales. Pero quizás la mayoría ha permanecido en una especie de limbo histórico, conquistados pero no asimilados..."
Alan Lazar
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Alan Lazar
"Hubo un tiempo en el que el área de Centro y Sur América fue el hogar de varias culturas indígenas: comprendía a los cazadores-recolectores de Tierra del Fuego y la Patagonia, a los pueblos que habitaban los ríos y selvas del Amazonas, a los imperios militares de los Andes y el centro de México y a los estados teocráticos de Guatemala y el sur de México. Muchas de las culturas que una vez habitaron estas tierras están hoy extintas o en el camino de extinguirse. Otras han sido asimiladas dentro de la cultura europea dominante y abandonado sus prácticas tradicionales. Pero quizás la mayoría ha permanecido en una especie de limbo histórico, conquistados pero no asimilados..."
Alan Lazar
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Alan Lazar
Date Published / Released
1975
Publisher
Folkways Records
Genre
Song, Traditional, Ritual, Work Song, American Indian
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Fishing, paddling, hunting, and topical songs from the Haya people of Bukoba district, Tanzania
(International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1950), 20 mins
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(International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1950), 20 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1950
Publisher
International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Genre
Work Song, Social Songs, Chant
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Herding, drinking, and topical songs from the Nyanja-speaking Chewa of Malawi
(International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1958), 19 mins
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(International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1958), 19 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1958
Publisher
International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Genre
Song, Work Song, Drinking Song
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Music of St. Lucia
(Cook Records, 1953), 1 hour 6 mins
This field recording reflects several musical traditions of the British commonwealth of St. Lucia. Traditions represented include English-influenced military brass bands and marches for fife and drum, children's play songs, women's work songs and jwé ("play"). Jwé is a chanted form of verbal heroics where th...
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(Cook Records, 1953), 1 hour 6 mins
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This field recording reflects several musical traditions of the British commonwealth of St. Lucia. Traditions represented include English-influenced military brass bands and marches for fife and drum, children's play songs, women's work songs and jwé ("play"). Jwé is a chanted form of verbal heroics where the vocalist teases an individual or makes social or political commentaries; when a message resonates with an audience, they join in. So...
This field recording reflects several musical traditions of the British commonwealth of St. Lucia. Traditions represented include English-influenced military brass bands and marches for fife and drum, children's play songs, women's work songs and jwé ("play"). Jwé is a chanted form of verbal heroics where the vocalist teases an individual or makes social or political commentaries; when a message resonates with an audience, they join in. Songs are sung in English and French creoles.
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1953
Publisher
Cook Records
Genre
Song, Work Song, Game Song, March
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The Music of the Diola-Fogny of the Casamance, Senegal
produced by J. David Sapir (Folkways Records, 1965), 49 mins
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produced by J. David Sapir (Folkways Records, 1965), 49 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
J. David Sapir
Date Published / Released
1965
Publisher
Folkways Records
Genre
Praise Song, Work Song, Ritual Dance
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Musical Traditions of St. Lucia, West Indies
produced by Manfred Kremser, Jocelyne Guilbault, fl. 1984 and Embert Charles (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1993), 1 hour 11 mins
The rich and varied musical traditions of the Creole-speaking peoples of the Lesser Antilles islands are practically unknown outside the region. This album of the music of St. Lucia is an introduction to a rare and living musical heritage. Intricate and driving rhythms and moving melodies with French, English, a...
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produced by Manfred Kremser, Jocelyne Guilbault, fl. 1984 and Embert Charles (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1993), 1 hour 11 mins
Description
The rich and varied musical traditions of the Creole-speaking peoples of the Lesser Antilles islands are practically unknown outside the region. This album of the music of St. Lucia is an introduction to a rare and living musical heritage. Intricate and driving rhythms and moving melodies with French, English, and African echoes all come together in the traditional music of St. Lucia. Recorded between 1975 and 1987. 32 tracks. "Fascinating c...
The rich and varied musical traditions of the Creole-speaking peoples of the Lesser Antilles islands are practically unknown outside the region. This album of the music of St. Lucia is an introduction to a rare and living musical heritage. Intricate and driving rhythms and moving melodies with French, English, and African echoes all come together in the traditional music of St. Lucia. Recorded between 1975 and 1987. 32 tracks. "Fascinating collection of indigenous musical styles." — Chicago Tribune
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Manfred Kremser, Jocelyne Guilbault, fl. 1984, Embert Charles
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Genre
Traditional, Song, Game Song, Drinking Song, Work Song, Quadrille, Funeral Music
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Threshing and herding songs from the Tswana-speaking Tlharo of Mafeking district, South Africa
(International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1959), 14 mins
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(International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1959), 14 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1959
Publisher
International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Genre
Work Song, Chant, Song
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Virginia Traditions: Virginia Work Songs
(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1983), 47 mins, 17 page(s)
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(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1983), 47 mins, 17 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1983 by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Genre
Old Time, Work Song
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American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 4
(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2006), 1 hour 12 mins
Pete Seeger has long set the standard for interpreters of American traditional and topical songs. This fourth volume in the popular series compiled from the Folkways Records American Favorite Ballads series of the 1950s and 1960s features Seeger's versions of classic folk songs from America’s past. Extensive...
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(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2006), 1 hour 12 mins
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Pete Seeger has long set the standard for interpreters of American traditional and topical songs. This fourth volume in the popular series compiled from the Folkways Records American Favorite Ballads series of the 1950s and 1960s features Seeger's versions of classic folk songs from America’s past. Extensive liner notes by folk song scholar Guy Logsdon describes their origins in an emerging nation and their place in the American folk song m...
Pete Seeger has long set the standard for interpreters of American traditional and topical songs. This fourth volume in the popular series compiled from the Folkways Records American Favorite Ballads series of the 1950s and 1960s features Seeger's versions of classic folk songs from America’s past. Extensive liner notes by folk song scholar Guy Logsdon describes their origins in an emerging nation and their place in the American folk song movement. American Favorite Ballads is a classic among classics.
Lyric transcriptions as permissible by the publisher available.
LYRICSLyric transcriptions as permissible by the publisher available here.
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Genre
Ballad Singing, Folk Revival, Spiritual, Work Song
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Rooster Call
produced by Nicholas R. Spitzer, fl. 1986; in Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1999), 4 mins
Blues Routes is a resonant almanac of blues styles and blues-related music and musicians including: Memphis barrelhouse and Harlem parlor piano players; blues guitarists from the Delta and Piedmont, San Francisco and Chicago; Kansas City and New Orleans jazz masters; hambone call-and-response and Mardi Gras Indian...
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produced by Nicholas R. Spitzer, fl. 1986; in Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1999), 4 mins
Description
Blues Routes is a resonant almanac of blues styles and blues-related music and musicians including: Memphis barrelhouse and Harlem parlor piano players; blues guitarists from the Delta and Piedmont, San Francisco and Chicago; Kansas City and New Orleans jazz masters; hambone call-and-response and Mardi Gras Indian chants; Texas jump blues and Louisiana Creole zydeco; minstrel and jazz banjomen; street go-go bucket-drummers and railroad track-lini...
Blues Routes is a resonant almanac of blues styles and blues-related music and musicians including: Memphis barrelhouse and Harlem parlor piano players; blues guitarists from the Delta and Piedmont, San Francisco and Chicago; Kansas City and New Orleans jazz masters; hambone call-and-response and Mardi Gras Indian chants; Texas jump blues and Louisiana Creole zydeco; minstrel and jazz banjomen; street go-go bucket-drummers and railroad track-lining gandy dancers. In this fin de siècle collection, the diversity of American blues and blues-influenced styles and the unity of their African ancestral heartbeats can be heard in great performances recorded live at the influential Folk Masters concert and radio series.
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
African American, African Americans, Nicholas R. Spitzer, fl. 1986
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Topic / Theme
Railroads
Genre
Work Song, Folk Song
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