Song Rhythms and Chants for the Dance with Ella Jenkins; Interviews with "Dance People"
(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2000), 2 hours
Details
- Field of Interest
- World Music
- Description
- Ella Jenkins is joined by other vocalists and musicians to sing and play spirituals, chants, blues, folk songs, and instrumentals. Their cadenced rhythms and measured vocals inspire free-form movement, dance, and sing-alongs. The second part of the recording features excerpts from interviews in which dance professionals and students share their philosophies about dance as art, as therapy, and as a business. Discipline, hard work, and dedication are the main themes in these interviews. Studio recordings from 1977. 21 tracks plus interviews. 68 minutes.
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Folk Revival
- Label
- Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Release Date
- 2000
- Subject
- World Music, American Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, United States and Canada, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá