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Songs of our native daughters

Songs of our native daughters

CD 2019

Songs of Our Native Daughters gathers together kindred musicians Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell in song and sisterhood to communicate with their forebears. Drawing on and reclaiming early minstrelsy and banjo music, these musicians reclaim, recast, and spotlight the often unheard and untold history of their ancestors, whose stories remain vital and alive today. The material on Songs of Our Native Daughters, wr...

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Enslaved persons United States Songs and music
Folk music United States
Folk songs, English United States
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1 audio disc (52 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (35 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 14 cm)
4 3/4 in
digital
optical
audio file
CD audio
Notes:
Compact disc
Contents:
Black myself (4:00)
Moon meets the sun (3:59)
Barbados (5:55)
Quasheba, quasheba (4:44)
I knew I could fly (3:43)
Polly Ann's hammer (4:03)
Mama's cryin' long (2:12)
Slave driver (4:43)
Better git yer learnin' (3:58)
Lavi difisil (2:35)
Blood and bones (4:46)
Music and joy (3:32)
You're not alone (5:42)
Control Number:
2692379
UPC:
093074023228
Other Authors:
Giddens, Rhiannon, 1977- performer
Kiah, Amythyst, performer
McCalla, Leyla, 1985- performer
National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)
Russell, Allison, performer
Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings
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