Azizi,
I think you must hear Andrew Calhoun's latest CD---BOUND TO GO--Folk Songs and Spirituals. To say that I sincerely recommend this to you is a massive understatement. I think that even you might find pieces of lore and songs from the Afro American traditions that hadn't been detected by your radar. And I would definitely love to hear your feelings about this CD. I could be off the mark here, but I think not. The CD is on Andrew's Waterbug Records label at:

www.waterbug.com

Art