Underground Streets

written by Norman Riley (Folkways Records, 1980), 30 mins

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Field of Interest: World Music
Author: Norman Riley
Description: Underground Streets, a collection of poetry by poet/performer Norman Riley and centered around the theme of loneliness and wanting is at once melancholy and optimistic. "Sounds of the Streets" is dedicated to street poets and specifically James Brown, or "Colors" which is a hope for a prosperous future, an ideal juxtaposition to "Quietly Untitled" a somber longing for "the one."
Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 30 mins
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Ragtime, Poetry
Label: Folkways Records
Release Date: 1980
Subject: World Music, American Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, United States and Canada, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
Keywords and Translated Subjects: Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá