Deep River of Song: Bahamas 1935 - Chanteys & Anthems From Andros & Cat Island
Released : 1999
Label: Rounder
Format : Mp3@320



[color=orangered]Another sub series in Rounder's Alan Lomax collection, these are '30s field recordings documenting African-American life in the Bahamas in the mid '30s. It's a collection of sea chanteys and anthems drawn from field recordings made on Andros and Cat Island. The music made by these "spongers" is both lighthearted and delightful, full of interesting harmonies and interesting composition. What would later turn into commercial calypso has its seeds in this music. Another fascinating chunk of history.

Tracklist:
01. Andros Island Group - Blow, Lisa, Blow (03:37)
02. Andros Island Group - Roll Him Along (02:48 )
03. Henry Lundy - Round the Bay of Mexico (01:29)
04. Henry Lundy - Bowline (01:34)
05. Andros Island Group - Long Time Ago (03:16)
06. Andros Island Group - When You Go to Sea (01:43)
07. Cleveland Simmons Grou - Histe Up the John B. Sail (02:36)
08. Andros Island Group - John Bully (02:31)
09. Zacharias Green - Stand up from Below (01:21)
10. David Pryor - When the Whale Get Strike (01:43)
11. Andros Island Group - A Great Storm Pass Over (02:53 )
12. Andros Island Group - Mary, Come Join Our Religon (01:41)
13. Andros Island Group - Swing Your Tail (01:33)
14. Henry Lundy - Come Down, You Roses (01:49)
15. Andros Island Group - O the Last One (02:28 )
16. Cleveland Simmons Grou - I May Be Gone (02:28 )
17. Andros Island Group - All Night, Jesus, All Night (02:03)
18. Andros Island Group - Sittin' Down 'Longside of My Lord (03:28 )
19. Andros Island Group - Dig My Grave (03:17)
20. Andros Island Group - Down in the Valley (02:38 )
21. Andros Island Group - Time (03:20)
22. Andros Island Group - Job (03:43)
23. Andros Island Group - Here Am I (02:13)
24. Andros Island Group - I Bid You Goodnight (03:32)

Deep River of Song: Bahamas 1935, Vol. 2 - Ring Games and Round Dances Released :2002
Label: Rounder
Format : Mp3@320



Deep River of Song: Bahamas 1935, Vol. 2 - Ring Games and Round Dances gathers more remastered field recordings from Alan Lomax's Caribbean travels. The ring game songs feature singing with handclapping and drums, while the round dances are performed by a string band; all of the songs, including "The Devil Roll Like Thunder," "Bimini Gal," "Sand Gone in My Cuckoo-Eye," and "Sailin' in the Boat," exemplify the playful melodies and rhythms of indigenous Caribbean music.

Tracklist:
01. Cleveland Simmons Group - War Down the Line (02:15)
02. Unknown Mixed Group - Hallie, Rock (02:05)
03. Elizabeth Austin and Group - Sail, Gal (00:54)
04. Elizabeth Austin and Group - Sailin' in the Boat (01:10)
05. Elizabeth Austin and Group - Little Sally Water (01:24)
06. Frederick McQueen and Group - Sand Gone in My Cuckoo-Eye (02:10)
07. Fox Hill Male Group - Oh, Tilla (01:56)
08. Fox Hill Male Group - The Devil Roll Like Thunder (02:24)
09. Unknown Mixed Group - The Wind Blow East (02:15)
10. Unknown Mixed Group - Biddy, Biddy (01:50)
11. Unknown Mixed Group - Auntie Dinah (02:18)
12. Unknown Mixed Group - Evalina (02:07)
13. Unknown Mixed Group - Oh, Mama, Red-Eye (03:05)
14. Unknown Mixed Group - Congo Dance (02:15)
15. Rowena Bell and Group - No Lazy Man (02:06)
16. Rowena Bell and Group - The Mail (02:15)
17. Unknown Mixed Group - All Day, All Night Long (02:22)
18. Nassau String Band - Bimini Gal (02:24)
19. Nassau String Band - Abaco Is a Pretty Place (02:27)
20. Nassau String Band - Wasp Bite Nobi on Her Conch-eye (02:13)
21. Nassau String Band - Don't You Hurry Worry With Me (02:09)
22. Nassau String Band - Delia Gone (03:00)
23. Fox Hill Male Group - Woman Is a Nation (02:07)
24. Nassau String Band - Married Woman Is a Secret Murder (02:33)
25. Nassau String Band - Slide, Mongoose, Slide (02:37)
26. Unknown Singer - Oh, Baby, Lick It Up (01:54)
27. Nassau String Band - Bellamina (03:32)
28. Nassau String Band - The Greyhound Boat/Round and Round the Barroom (03:59)
29. Nassau String Band - Raw Rum, Gin and Toddy (01:58 )