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Paul Robeson - On My Journey [CD]

Paul Robeson - On My Journey [CD]

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An American giant of 20th-century music, Paul Robeson stood tall against racism, McCarthyism and blacklisting to proclaim the majesty of African-American culture. Recorded on his own Othello label in the 1950s, Robeson's voice rings out with traditional spirituals and folk melodies from around the globe inspiring international audiences to embrace him as the people's bard of faith, hope and freedom. ON MY JOURNEY inaugurates the Smithsonian Folkways African American Legacy series, co-presented with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. 32 tracks, over 74 minutes of music, 36 page booklet with extensive notes.

Tracklist:

  1. On Mah Journey Now, Mount Zion
  2. Scandalize My Name
  3. Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?
  4. Kaddish
  5. Climbing Jacob's Ladder, spiritual
  6. Songs My Mother Taught Me
  7. Minstrel Boy, folk song, The
  8. Orphan, The (Sirotka), song for voice & piano
  9. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
  10. Vi azoi lebt der keyser
  11. Witness
  12. Hammer Song
  13. Water Me from the Lime Rock
  14. Break Bread Together, spiritual
  15. Amazing Grace
  16. Shlof, mein kind (Sleep, My Child), traditional song
  17. Over the Sea to Skye (a.k.a. "The Skye Boat Song")
  18. Wanderer, folk song
  19. This Little Light of Mine, spiritual
  20. Stand Still, Jordan
  21. Takin' Names
  22. Dans le printemps de mes ann‚es, song for voice & piano
  23. Passing By
  24. Mistress Mine
  25. Now sleeps the crimson petal
  26. Li'l Gal
  27. Kevin Barry
  28. Zog nit keynmol (Song of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising)
  29. Joe Hill, folk song
  30. Zvornost (Freedom), folk song
  31. Bear the Burden in the Heat of the Day
  32. No More Auction Block for Me, folk song

UPC: 093074017821
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Release Date: 8.28.07
Format: CD

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