Afro-American Speech

Afro-American Music: A Demonstration Recording

3 MINUTES AND 14 SECONDS

Album Tracklist

1

African Background

01:00

2

Rhythm and African Drums

02:25

3

Kinds of African Drums: Shongo

02:13

4

Periodicity and Effects of Rhythm

02:38

5

Africanisms in America

08:08

6

Afro-American Speech

03:14

7

Speech and Song

02:38

8

Speech and Rhythm

02:52

9

Speech and Melody

05:20

10

08:20

11

Plain Cry: Coalman's Cry, Fishmonger's Cry

05:49

12

Florid Cry: Going to Alabammy, Cabin Boy

03:17

13

00:43

14

03:44

15

00:30

16

00:50

17

00:51

18

02:03

19

02:10

20

The Cry (concluded)

01:02

21

06:44

22

Religious Music: a) Guide My Feet b) Ain't But Me One c) My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord d) Good News e) My God Is a Rock in a Weary Land f) God's A-Gonna Straighten'em - When He Comes (medley)

13:26

23

Jubilee Song: "Good News" (Chariot's Comin')

01:46

24

Work Song: "Go Tell the Captain"

06:10

25

Jump for Joy - Cotton-Screwing Song

02:46

26

All I Want is Union

03:22

27

Negro Music from White Sources: a) "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (White) b) "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (Negro)

06:02

28

05:00

Afro-American Music: A Demonstration Recording

>

Afro-American Speech

(C) 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1970 Folkways Records