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Roots of Black Music in America

Various Artists

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Released: Jan 1972
Label: Folkways Records
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    2:03
    Simpah - Simpa
    Simpah - Simpa
    Hausa drum group
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    1:34
    Jumping Dance
    Jumping Dance
    Bahamian drum group
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    1:33
    Atsiagbekor
    Atsiagbekor
    Ewe drum orchestra
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    1:31
    New York String Band
    New York String Band
    New York street musicians
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    1:19
    Kendal
    Kendal
    Female Wolof singers
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    1:09
    Everything the Monkey Do
    Everything the Monkey Do
    Andros Island musicians
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    1:44
    Gio - Song
    Gio - Song
    Gio workers
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    1:36
    New Orleans Street Drumming
    New Orleans Street Drumming
    Unspecified
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    2:09
    New Orleans/Chicago Jazz Drumming
    New Orleans/Chicago Jazz Drumming
    Baby Dodds
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    1:29
    Anougble Festival
    Anougble Festival
    Baoule drum orchestra
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    2:01
    New York Contemporary Jazz Drumming
    New York Contemporary Jazz Drumming
    Unspecified
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    1:59
    Work Songs
    Work Songs
    Kpelle bush cutters
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    1:32
    Work Song
    Work Song
    Cameroonian coffee sifters
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    1:28
    Work Song
    Work Song
    Jamaican construction workers
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    1:26
    Men's Wedding Song
    Men's Wedding Song
    Male Dogon singers
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    1:36
    Go Down, Old Hannah
    Go Down, Old Hannah
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    1:36
    Wives' Song / Alabama Children's Song (medley)
    Wives' Song / Alabama Children's Song (medley)
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    1:23
    Akonodey
    Akonodey
    Akan Adowa musicians
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    1:12
    Country Song
    Country Song
    Kumina musicians
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    1:58
    Mansa
    Mansa
    Bafut musicians
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    1:38
    Samba Gilajagi
    Samba Gilajagi
    Wolof gewel
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    3:46
    Wasting My Time
    Wasting My Time
    J.D. Short
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    2:20
    Tara
    Tara
    Wolof gewel
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    2:01
    Minstrels
    Minstrels
    Tuareg musicians
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    0:54
    Kentucky Banjo Instrumental
    Kentucky Banjo Instrumental
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    1:27
    Virginia Banjo Instrumental
    Virginia Banjo Instrumental
    Wase Ward
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    1:27
    Kentucky Banjo with Voice
    Kentucky Banjo with Voice
    Roscoe Holcomb
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    1:39
    Instrumental
    Instrumental
    Kpelle musician
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    1:53
    Belly Harp
    Belly Harp
    Bassa musicians
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    1:08
    Djourou
    Djourou
    Baoule musician
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    1:28
    Vera Cruz-Style Harp
    Vera Cruz-Style Harp
    Yacqui musician
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    2:04
    Balafon
    Balafon
    Mandingo musicians
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    1:44
    Baoule
    Baoule
    Baoule musicians
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    1:27
    Marimba
    Marimba
    Mexican musicians
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    0:59
    Musical Bow
    Musical Bow
    Jon Wieh
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    3:28
    I Have Two Wings
    I Have Two Wings
    Utah Smith
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    3:12
    Saddlehorse Blues
    Saddlehorse Blues
    Daddy Hotcakes
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    2:41
    When a Man Marries His Troubles Just Begin
    When a Man Marries His Troubles Just Begin
    Andros Island musicians
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    4:00
    Just a Little While to Stay Here
    Just a Little While to Stay Here
    Eureka Brass Band
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    2:42
    He's a Friend of Mine
    He's a Friend of Mine
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    3:47
    Jazz at the Philharmonic, Blues, Part 3
    Jazz at the Philharmonic, Blues, Part 3
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