Been In The Storm So Long: A Collection Of Spirituals, Folk Tales And Children's Games From Johns Island, South Carolina

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 2, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Smithsonian Folkways
• ASIN: B000001DHJ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #381,026 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

An extraordinary sound portrait of one of the oldest African American communities in the western world. Collectors Guy and Candie Carawan's document of Johns Island, South Carolina reveals a community full of music and life. "Virtuoso performances of the song and shout congregational traditional singing." — National Museum of American History

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5.0 out of 5 stars It doesn't get rawer than this, December 21, 2005

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This review is from: Been In The Storm So Long: A Collection Of Spirituals, Folk Tales And Children's Games From Johns Island, South Carolina (Audio CD)

This is a rare Cd of recordings among the Gullah culture of Johns Island, South Carolina in 1966-67. Being that the Gullah speakers were (and to a degree, still are) among the most unassimilated Black cultures of America, this gives you a chace to hear what is usually only described in books on the subject. This is thus as raw a recording on Black American culture as you can get. Janie Hunter's stories represent something of a lost art, and the Moving Hall Gospel Singers gives you actual "Praise House" singing stripped of all the sophistication you often hear in gospel you hear today. Civil Rights and South carolina historians will also be pleased to hear the voice of legendary civil rights leader Esau Jenkins (1910-1972) who did much to improve the life of his community and Martin Luther King's man in Charleston. Overall, a great documenary CD.