FOLKWAYS RECORDS

Little Brother Montgomery Church Songs: Sung And Played CD1. Rock of Ages 2. Zion of God 3. Wilderness 4. He'll Understand 5. I Got a Father 6. This Train 7. When the Saints Go Marching in 8. God Be...

Little Brother Montgomery (1906-1985) was an American jazz, boogie woogie, and blues pianist and singer. This album features a number of blues and jazz standards, including "Pine Top Boogie Woogie"...

Living Dead & Dying: New / Var Living Dead & Dying: New / Var CD1. Call to the Forest 2. Parade of the Niyl Masks 3. Maikasi Chant 4. Mani Demon Chants 5. Mani Demon Chants 6. Wene Demon Chants 7...

Lomax,John Jr. John A. Lomax, Jr. Sings American Folksongs CD1. The Texian Boys 2. I'm All Out and Down 3. The Midnight Special 4. All the Baby Chickens in the Garden 5. The Cocaine Song 6. The...

Calypsois a collection of eight songs recorded by Lord Invader (Rupert Westmore Grant) during one of his periodic visits to the United States. Modern calypso music emerged in the early 20th century...

Calypso developed in the 19th century as a fusion of the various styles of Carnival music in Trinidad. By the 1920s, calypso had evolved from ribald and stick-fighting songs into more political and...

RELATED LESSON PLAN "Steel band Style, Calypso Culture and Childhood Chants: Trinidadian Music for the Classroom"1. There's a Brown Girl in the Ring 2. Mother Love 3. No Place Like the West Indies 4...

Released in 1960, West Indian Folksongs for Children features original compositions by the Trinidadian Calypso singer Lord Invader. Some of the tunes are twists on other classics. For example,...

Loughborough,William Bongo Drum Instruction CD1. Two Beats Per Measure Played Slow 2. Same Exercise Played Faster 3. Three Beats Per Measure, Exercises Played Slow 4. Three Beats Per Measure, for...

The French-speaking, black Creoles from the prairies of lower Louisiana produce a wide variety of music, from Cajun two-steps to the blues. This album presents a range of styles, including nineteenth...

Composed during the course of Dick Lourie's work as a music teacher in New York State, this collection has been designed for kids and adults alike. Those with little voices (the songs are aimed at...

French music hall is similar to vaudeville in it's origins and performers. Colette knew a great deal about this milieu, and she wrote about it with compassion and humor. Claire Luce and Julie Haydon...