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5.0 out of 5 stars
Living music, April 2, 2000
By A Customer
This review is from: Afro-American Spirituals, Work Songs, And Ballads (Audio CD)
In the 1930's, father and son John and Alan Lomax travelled through the South, collecting field recordings for the Library of Congress, in order to form a permanent record of the country's musical heritage. In 1942, six volumes of these and other recordings were released on thirty 78's. This collection is a remastering of the third volume of this series.
The music is deep and vital; the sound quality - though as to be expected of "field recordings" cannot detract from the power of these spirituals, chants, laments, and worksongs, recorded by ordinary people - laborers, clergy, prisoners - in their ordinary settings.
The record is essential listening for anyone interested in the history of Jazz, Blues, and Folk in America.
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