Authoritative study traces the African influences and lyric significance of such songs as Swing Low, Sweet Chariot and John Henry, and gives words and music for

While his father works in the city over the winter, a young boy thinks of some good times they've shared and looks forward to his return to their South African

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the publi

Originally published in 1867, this book is a collection of songs of African-American slaves. A few of the songs were written after the emancipation, but all wer

This thorough, well-researched exploration of the origins and development of a rich and varied African American musical tradition features authentic versions of