JVC/Smithsonian/Folkways Video Anthology of Music & Dance of the Americas
 
Table of Contents
 
 
 
 

 

VOLUME 1
 
CANADA
 
Francophone Traditions
1 Dance Tune, Le Brandy, Philippe Bruneau 1:06
2 Lancers Quadrille, Le Lancier, Madame Audet & Dancers of Orleans Island, Quebec 1:49
3 Medley of Scottish Strathspeys and Reels, Jean Carignan 2:05
4 Longways Set Dance, La Contradanse, Louis "Pitou" Boudreault 1:16
5 Turlute (lilting), My Love is But a Lassie Yet/ Jackson's Bottle of Brandy, Emile Benoit :33
6 Fiddling and Stepdancing, The Woman of the House, Emile Benoit, et.al. 1:09
7 Work Song, Mon pere a fait bdtir maison (My Father Built a House), Marie D. Deveaux :45
8 Reel A Bouche (lilting), Le Reel de Sainte-Anne, Audrey St-Coeur :40
9 Song, Ecoutez-moi, je vas vous chanter un p'tit tour qui m'est arrivé, Lazare Hebert 2:15
10 French Quadrille, L'homme à deux femmes (The Man with Two Wives), Claude Austin, et. al 2:30
11 Stepdancing Reels, title unknown, Claude Austin, Normand Basque 1:22
 
Native and Anglophone Traditions
12 Inuit Katajjait (Vocal Games), Cape Dorset Inuit of Baffin Island & Povungnituk 1:00
13 Cree Traditional Fiddling, Soldier's Joy', Ray Spencer, Bob McLeod, et. al. 2:10
14 Celtic Folk Song, Anchors Away, Love 1:30
15 Mummers' House Visit 1:32
16 Traditional Christmas Carol, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Figgy Duff 1:44
17 Sea Shanty, Lukey's Boat, Rik Barron and Dave Panting 1:52
18 Métis Fiddling and Dancing, Red River Jig, Lawrence Houle :51

UNITED STATES
 
African American Secular Traditions
19 Children's Ring Game, Mama Lamma Coomma Lamma, Sea Islands Children :57
20 Body Slapping and Flatfoot Dance, Quentin 'Fris' Holloway and John D. Holeman 1:39
21 Blues Hannonica and Shout, Shouting the Blues, Sonny Terry 3:21
22 Folk Blues (12-bar), C.C. Rider, Eddie Kirkland and Neal Pattman 2:45
23 Piedmont Blues, Richmond Blues, John Cephas and Phil Wiggins 2:45
24 Folk Song and Piedmont Finger Picking, Freight Train, Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten 1:30
25 Ragtime Piano, Something Doing, Kerrigan Black 1:39
26 Popular Song/Traditional Jazz Combo, Save the Bones for Henry Jones, Danny Barker, et. al. 2:41
27 New Orleans Brass Band, When the Saints Go Marchin' In, Rebirth Brass Band 2:11
28 Mardi Gras Indian Song, Meet de Boys on de Battlefront, The Golden Eagles 1:50
29 Urban Blues, Did You Ever Love a Woman?, Rev. A.D. "Gatemouth" Moore & Rufus Thomas 2:24
30 Urban (Chicago) Blues, I'm Gettin' Tired Now, Drink Small 4:41
31 Rhythm and Blues Vocal Group, Crying in the Chapel, The Legendary Orioles 2:30
32 Go-Go Dance, Take Me Out to See Junk Yard, The Junkyard Band 1:30

Total Playing Time: (59:18)

 

VOLUME 2
 
 
 
UNITED STATES
European Traditions in the New World
 
1 Contradance, Pop Goes The Weasel, Harold Luce 1:16
2 Ballad & Mountain Dulcimer, The Lakes of Champlain, Margaret MacArthur 3:57
3 Folk Song with Banjo, Old Smokey, Roscoe Holcomb 1:40
4 Appalachian Fiddle Tune, John Brown's Dream, Tommy Jarrell, Mike Seeger, & Alice Gerrard 1:44
5 Appalachian Stepdancing & String Band, Chicken Reel, The Shady Mountain Ramblers 1:06
6 Square, Hook, & Broom Dances, Elmer Davis, Fred Allery, & Albert Roussin :50
7 Traditional Dance Tunes, The Wind That Shakes the Barley (and others), John McCutcheon 2:31
8 String Band, Johnson's Old Grey Mule, The Lucas and Harmon Brothers Band 2:50
9 String Band, Alabama Jubilee, Pappy Sherrill & The Hired Hands 1:20
10 Country Blues, Daybreak Blues, Doc & Merle Watson 3:28
11 Clawhammer Banjo & Vocal, Banjo Pickin' Girl, Lilly Mae Ledford, Mike Seeger, & Alice Gerrard :46
12 Bluegrass Song, John Henry, The Johnson Mountain Boys 1:47
13 Dobro Guitar Instrumental, Cincinnati Rag, Jerry Douglas & Vassar Clements 2:12
14 Topical Song, Black Waters, Jean Ritchie 3:25
15 Topical Cowboy Song, Marlboro Cowboy, Glenn Ohrlin 1:22
16 Terkish (Klezmer Dance), The Jew In Jerusalem, Kapelye 2:48
17 Chalangalang, Kilakila 'o Eke, The Ho'opi'i Brothers 1:57
18 Cajun 2-Step and Song, Oh, Madeleine, Dewey Balfa, Rodney Balfa, & Tracy Schwarz 2:13
19 Cajun Tune with Fiddle Sticks, J'eté au bal (I Went to the Ball), Dewey & Tony Balfa 1:01
20 Cajun Song, Chere Bassette, Canray Fontenot with Michael Doucet & Beausoleil 2:31
21 Old-time Creole 2-Step, Think of Me Once a Day, The Ardoin Family 1:53
22 Fandango, Gilberto Cuiterrez Silva, and Grupo Mono Blanco 2:06
23 Polka & Conjunto, San Antonio Polka Band & The Cardenas Brothers 1:26
24 Ranchera, Voy a sacarme Ia espina (I'm Gonna Take the Thorn Out Of Me), Mingo Salvidar 4:11
25 Texas Honky-tonk Ballad, Soft Rain, Justin Trevino, & Band 4:22
26 Salsa, Tito Puente, Charlie Palmieri, & Orchestra 2:45
 
Total Playing Time: (58:46)

 

VOLUME 3
 
 
 
UNITED STATES
Sacred Traditions
 
African American Sacred Traditions
1 Spirituals, Take Me to the Water! Glory Glory Hallelujah, Rev. A.D. Moore :42
2 Hymn, You Got To Move, Moving Star Hall Singers 2:03
3 Jurer, Rock-A-Way, Clinvin Jones & Friends 2:21
4 Spiritual, Lay My Burden Down, Cora Fluker 4:02
5 Sacred Harp Singing, My Mother's Gone, Wiregrass Singers :50
6 Congregational Hymn, I Belong To That Union Band, Tony Landis, et. al. 1:26
7 Gospel Groups, Roll Jordan Roll, The Heavenly Jewels 2:25
8 Traditional Gospel, Precious Lord, Rev. Al Green 1:51
9 Gospel Quartet, My God Called Me This Morning, The Four Echoes 3:02
10 Brass Band, Jesus Is All The World To Me, Grace Emmanuel Band 3:29
11 Contemporary Gospel, Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus, Dr. Bobby Jones and New Life 7:34
 
European & Other Sacred Traditions
12 Hula Pa Ipu, Holo mai pele mai Kahikina, Halau 'o Kekuhi 1:59
13 Baptism & Hymn, We Are Gathering at The River! God's Not Dead, He's Alive, Rev. Bobby Akers 2:00
14 Hymn, Beautiful Hills of Galilee, Hazel Dickens 1:35
15 Gospel Duet, Lord, Give Me One More Day, Rev. John & Mrs. Pauline Sherfey 1:51
16 Country Hymn, Mansion over a Hilltop, Frances Edmonds & Patsy Edmonds Bowers 1:59
17 Bluegrass Gospel, I'm Working On A Building, Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys 2:33
 
Total Playing Time: (43:02)

 

VOLUME 4
 
 
 
THE CARIBBEAN
 
Barbados
1 Tuk Band, The Troubadors Tuk Band :36
 
Cuba
2 Fiesta de Guiro, Salute & Invocation to Shangó, Florencio Baro & Group :46
3 Rumba, Maria La O, Los Mufiequitos de Matanzas :52
4 Tumba Francesa, Mason Dance :43
 
Curaçao & Bonaire
5 Simadan (Harvest Celebration), Simadan Procession & Wapa Dance, Residents of Rincon :43
6 Seú Celebration, Eric La Croes & Curaçao High School Students 1:18
7 Simadan (Harvest Celebration), Remailo, Residents of Rincon :31
 
Dominica
8 Children's Ring Game, Sally Go Round The Sun, Children of Roseau :40
9 Children's Ring Game, Children of Roseau :16
10 Jing Ping, Petite Soufrière Jing Ping Band 1:03
 
Haiti
11 Rara 1:50

Jamaica
12 Maroon Communal Song 1:44
13 Jonkonnu 1:25
14 Rastafarian Song, Fly Away Home, Rastafarian Brethren 2:18
15 Folk Song, Dis Long Time Gal, The Jamaican Folk Singers 1:07
16 Mento Band, Nobody's Business 1:10
Martinique
17 Biguine, Kali & Group 2:18
18 Martinican Quadrille/Biguine Medley, Ban mwen on ti bo (Give Me A Little Kiss), Bwa Kan' Nel 1:12
 
Puerto Rico
19 Jibaro Ensemble, Cantor de oficio (The Office of Singer), Familia Colón 5:09
 
St. Lucia
20 Manpa Song, An' bwiye lawo, pou nou fe wadlo lapenn, Members of La Rose 2:44
21 Lakonmè Pitjé, Sèl bagay ki ka fè mwen lapenn (The Only Thing That Makes Me Feel Sad), Ives Simeon & Group 3:02
22 Kwadril (Quadrille), Frank Norville Group 1:05
Trinidad and Tobago
23 East Indian Tassa Group, Trinidadian East Indian Musicans & Masqueraders :28
24 Bele, Donald MacAuley with Guest Dancers and Musicians 2:30
25 Work Song with Tamboo Bamboo Band, Five Thirty-five in the Morning, Andrew Beddoe & Group :54
26 Bongo Dance with Tamboo Bamboo Band :50
27 Calinda 1:15
28 Spiritual Baptist Baptism Rite, Members of the United Brotherhood of Time Spiritual School 2:52
29 Parang, Daisy Voisin & Group 1:57
30 Calypso/Soca, Carnival Killer, Denyse Plummer & Kitchener's Review Tent Band 5:07
31 Steelband (Steel Drum Massed Band), Woman Is Boss, Phase II Pan Groove Steelband 4:11
 
Carnival Montage
32 Carnival/Street Parade Montage -A mix of carnival sequences from St. Lucia, Trinidad, Dominica, Martnique, Jamaica, Antiqua, Grenada, St. Vincent, Barbados, St. Kitts 3:38
Total Playing Time: (58:40)

 

VOLUME 5
 
 
 
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Guyana
 
Belize
1 Brukdown, Boom 'n' Shine Band 1:50
 
Brazil
2 Ritual Song/Dance, Da-ño?re, Xavante Indians 1:50
3 Rural Samba Dance, Samba de Roda, Residents of Sobara, Bahia 2:28
4 Religious Possession Dance, Candomblé, Members of a Candomblé Terreiro 4:09
5 Martial Art/Dance, Capoeira de Angola, Capoeira Group 2:28
6 Popular Songs, Meu desespero ninguem ve/Sou homen feliz (No One Sees My Despair/ I Am a Happy Man), Batatinha & Group 2:15
7 Popular Song, Toda menina Baiana (All Bahian Girls), Gilberto Gil & Djalma Correa 1:27
8 Topical Song (Samba), Led Brendão 1:35
9 Samba School Rehearsal & Carnival Parade 3:00
10 Popular Song (Bossa Nova), Aguas do Março (March Waters), Antonio Carlos Jobim 3:10
 
Chile
11 Ñillatun (Fertility Rite), Pehuenches Indians 4:01
12 Shaman Ceremony, Fiesta de Hueico Chico, Mapuche Indians 3:38
13 Bailes Chinos Dance and Canto a lo Divino, People of Pocochai 5:14

Colombia
14 Flute and Drum Music, Arhoacho Indians 1:39
15 Conjunto de Gaitas 1:04
16 Poro, Brass Band 1:14
17 Vallenato (Protest Song), Nafer Durán 1:26
18 Joropo, Music of the Llanos 1:58

Guatemala
19 Shaman Sacrifice and Chant Diego, Maya Shaman 1:45
20 Shaman Chanting with Flute, Diego, Maya Shaman 2:10
Guyana
21 Masquerade Dancing with Fife and Drum Ensemble 1:28
22 Youth Competition Dancing with Fife and Drum Ensemble, Guyanese Children :50
Total Playing Time: (53:46)

 

VOLUME 6
 
 
 
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela
Mexico
1 Ritual Song and Procession, Mayan Tajimoltik Carnival Participants 2:41
2 Canción Romántica, Tango negro (The Black Tango), Lydia Mendoza 1:22
3 Ranchera Romántica, Volver, volver, Guadalupe Betancourt with Los Regionales de Linares 2:52
4 Corrido (Frontera Music), La tumba de abandonada, Los Regionales de Linares 3:02
 
Nicaragua
5 La Criteria, Various Purisimas (Songs to the Virgin Mary), El Baile de la Indita Lujosa, Children from Monimbó & Dancers & Musicians from Jinotepe 1:34
6 Los Chinegros, Los Chinegros de Nindirí 1:20
7 El Toro Guaco, Dancers and Musicians from Diriamba 1:49
8 El Baile de Negras, Various Groups of Dancers 3:22
 
Peru

Amazonian Culture
9 Plank and Slit Drumming, Bora Indians 3:17
10 Horn Signal, Manguare Boy :22
11 Festive Dance, Bora Indians 2:27
 
Andean Culture
12 Shepherd Song Community of Q'eros 1:08
13 Harawi :55
14 Song from Dance of the Pallas 1:09
15 Michicoq (Water Guiding and Cleansing Ritual) 2:51
16 Ritual Music and Dance for Marking Cattle, Festival of Santiago :59
17 Dance of the Chunchus 1:15
18 Andean Carnival Music 1:18
Coastal Black and Urban Culture
19 The Festejo, Mariá Ballumbrosio 2:15
20 Festejo 1:14
21 Zapateo 1:40
22 Hatajo de Negritos (Afro-Peruvian Christmas Dance), Children with Amador Ballumbrosio 1:10
23 Pregón, Abelardo Vasquez 2:35
24 Marinera, Palmero, sube a Ia palma, Wilfredo Franco and Monica Rojas 1:58

Venezuela
25 Male Oratory, Yanomami .50
26 Flute Solo, Panare Indian .20
27 Flute Solos and Duets, Hoti Indians 3:00
28 Joropo, Pajarillo 1:05
29 Carrizos de Guaribe, Pan Pipes 1:30
30 Diablos Danzantes (Devil Dance) 2:03
Total Playing Time: (55:03)


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