Friday Breakfast Blend — Dedicated to Ben Carson and Bill OReilly presents:
Guten Morgan! Ben Carson’s comments last week seem like a good excuse to hear some gorgeous and important music (if you missed it, he had some interesting things to say about African “immigration” during the early history of the United States). Anyway, today we’re going to hear songs of freedom, either old songs from that era or songs that address the historical fact of American slavery (Blues, Gospel, Reggae, Callypso, Hiphop, and also, African artists recording songs in support of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa) Hope you all enjoy it!
Princess Beat Farmer
District Six, “Woza Wena (A Call to Rise)”
from Leave My Name at the Door...
Wave Records
South Africa
Mbilia Bel & Tabuley, “Sisi Mandela”
from Boya Ye
Tamasha Corporation Limited
Demecratic Republic of the Congo
Reverend Gary Davis, “I'll Fly Away”
from If I Had My Way: Early Home Recordings
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - 2003
The Staple Singers, “If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)”
from The Gospel Side of the Staples Singers
Replay - 2009
Mississippi John Hurt, “I'll Fly Away”
from D.C. Blues: The Library Of Congress Recordings, Volume 2
Varèse Sarabande - 2005
Bessie Jones & Georgia Sea Island Singers, “Before This Time Another Year”
from Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival (1961-1965)
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - 2006
beets March 17th, 2017
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