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15 Apr 09 - 04:24 AM (#2611500) Subject: Any African American sing FOLK songs? From: Jason Xion Wang I have never heard any African American singing folk songs. Do African Americans only sing Jazz song, or some of the African Americans also sing folk songs? Waiting for an answer. |
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15 Apr 09 - 04:54 AM (#2611514) Subject: RE: Any African American sing 'FOLK' songs? From: Richard Bridge Keb Mo signs and plays blues, and so does Guy Davis. Blues can fall within the 1954 definition. |
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15 Apr 09 - 05:32 AM (#2611524) Subject: RE: Any African American sing 'FOLK' songs? From: greg stephens Well, I wouldn't know where to start answering your question. How about trying Leadbelly and Robert Johnson, and then move on from there as your tastes develop? Or, if you want people a bit younger and alive, try that banjo lot, or the Carolina Chocolate Drops. |
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15 Apr 09 - 06:08 AM (#2611534) Subject: RE: Any African American sing 'FOLK' songs? From: Jason Xion Wang Well, thanks! I have heard some songs of Leadbelly (When I Was A Cowboy, etc) but I didn't know he was an African American until you tell me! Quite funny, I think. |
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15 Apr 09 - 08:58 AM (#2611630) Subject: RE: Any African American sing 'FOLK' songs? From: Charley Noble DDPro- Try checking out Sparky Rucker. Certainly Odetta. Certainly Jackie Washington and Josh White (senior and junior). Another contemporary singer is Taj Mahal. Is this really a serious question? Charley Noble |
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15 Apr 09 - 10:12 AM (#2611658) Subject: RE: Any African American sing 'FOLK' songs? From: Dave Hanson He can't be serious if he didn't Leadbelly was black. Dave H |
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15 Apr 09 - 10:46 AM (#2611687) Subject: RE: Any African American sing 'FOLK' songs? From: ClaireBear Can DDPro possibly be from another culture? The cadence of his/her words makes me think so. Miriam Makeba, Ritchie Havens... |
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15 Apr 09 - 10:54 AM (#2611698) Subject: RE: Any African American sing 'FOLK' songs? From: SINSULL Miriam Makeba? Paul Robson? Odetta? |
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15 Apr 09 - 10:59 AM (#2611702) Subject: RE: Any African American sing 'FOLK' songs? From: SINSULL DDPro's previous posts seem to indicate English is a second language. Give him/her some slack folks. Have to admit "Waiting for an answer" gave me a moment's pause.. LOL Harry Belafonte? |
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15 Apr 09 - 11:05 AM (#2611707) Subject: RE: Any African American sing 'FOLK' songs? From: artbrooks I believe that DDPro has said else where that he/she is Chinese. |
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15 Apr 09 - 11:36 AM (#2611729) Subject: RE: Any African American sing 'FOLK' songs? From: Claymore In seconding Gregs comments above I should point out that Rhiannon Giddens of the Choclate Drops, and Sparky both maintain that blacks did not have their "folk" contributions "stolen" from them, they let them go. Rhiannon is very strong in the Scottish folk song community from Cape Fear, NC and calls contra dances up and down the east coast. She is very strong in dialect from Gullah to Broad Scots to Appalachian al la Elizabeth LaPrelle. About five years ago she was the featured singer at a Burns Night in Charlottesville, VA, and took the house with "Red Is The Rose". |
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15 Apr 09 - 11:55 AM (#2611741) Subject: RE: Any African American sing 'FOLK' songs? From: ClaireBear %#@*&!!! Almost forgot (how could I!?) Elizabeth Cotten! |
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15 Apr 09 - 11:58 AM (#2611743) Subject: RE: Any African American sing 'FOLK' songs? From: pdq Here is a photo of... Rhiannon Giddens |
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15 Apr 09 - 12:04 PM (#2611750) Subject: RE: Any African American sing 'FOLK' songs? From: Murray MacLeod Kim and Reggie Harris a shocking ommission so far ... |
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15 Apr 09 - 02:14 PM (#2611837) Subject: RE: Any African American sing 'FOLK' songs? From: wysiwyg Belafonte ~S~ |
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15 Apr 09 - 02:23 PM (#2611842) Subject: RE: Any African American sing 'FOLK' songs? From: greg stephens Should Harry Belafonte and Miriam really be in this list? I know they have spent part of their lives in the USA, but surely he is more Afro Caribbean and she is, well, African African? |
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15 Apr 09 - 02:24 PM (#2611844) Subject: RE: Any African American sing 'FOLK' songs? From: greg stephens Miriam Makeba, I should have said. |
