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Author
Publisher
Jeremy Dutcher
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Algonquian
Description
"The debut album by Canadian composer and tenor, Jeremy Dutcher - which involves post-classical rearrangement of his Wolastoq First Nation traditional music. Granted access to the Canadian Museum of History, Jeremy discovered wax cylinders from 1907 of his ancestors singing forgotten songs and stories that had been taken from the Wolastoqiyik Nation generations ago. The album is Jeremy's contribution to his heritage and community in attempts to revitalize...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Latino rock greats Los Lobos, the salsa-rap-reggae-funk Ozomatli and the all-female mariachi band Flor de Toloache lead this musical celebration of this much anticipated and highly celebrated fiesta by people of Mexican heritage everywhere. Taped before a live audience in the "underworld" of The Caverns subterranean amphitheater, ¡Día de los Muertos! is a high-energy offering to celebrate a wonderful, ancient tradition. Plus, in between performances,...
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Pub. Date
pc2000
Language
English
Description
Broadside was a small underground magazine filled with new songs by artists too radical for the establishment. These songs tell stories rooted in American history from 1962 through 1988 addressing such issues as warfare, nuclear threat, ethnic conflicts, immigrants' sufferings, unequal treatment of women, ecological devastation and social injustice. This extensively annotated 5 CD set includes 89 songs, some never commercially released, extensive...
9) Freedom
Author
Publisher
Shanachie
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Zulu
Description
Soweto Gospel Choir's heartfelt tribute to international hero Nelson Mandela in celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth. The album features iconic struggle songs associated with the liberation movement in South Africa, including compositions by Miriam Makeba, Harry Belafonte, Letta Mbulu and Mbogeni Ngema, creator of the hit musical Sarafina.
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The first duo album by internationally renowned family musicians Dan and Claudia Zanes is a collection of songs to spark intergenerational conversations about anti-racism, racial justice, and the joys of community. Conceived during the 2020 Black Lives Matter uprisings and coronavirus pandemic, the songs describe the new terms of togetherness, how we understand it, how we build it, and how we strive for more.
11) American horizon
Author
Publisher
Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
Español
12) 123s and ABCs
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Throughout sixteen tracks, the woman known as the First Lady of Children's Music offers lessons on counting and the alphabet in multiple languages. Her joyful engagement and delight in music comes across in each performance.
13) Songcatcher
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001], ©2000
Language
English
Description
When musicologist Doctor Lily Penleric is passed over, again, for a prominent teaching position, she decides to leave the city to visit her sister in the rugged mountains of Appalachia. While there, Lily, discovers a well spring of emotional "love songs" (ballads) that have been passed down through generations from the original Irish and Scottish immigrants who have settled in the area. Determined to document the history of the songs, and the recording...
18) Sing & sign
Series
Publisher
Two Little Hands Productions
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Features the 13 most popular songs from Signing Time! volumes 1-6.
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