| Other author/creator | Guilbert, Guy. |
| Other author/creator | Johnson, Pat. |
| Other author/creator | West, Burma. |
| Other author/creator | Larry Novak Trio. |
| Other author/creator | Reflections (Musical group) |
| Variant title |
Songs, rhythms and chants for the dance |
| Contents |
A new day's coming soon (2:41) -- I don't care where you bury my body (2:12) -- Plenty good room (1:44) -- Brother John Sellers (3:56) -- A bad man from the Badlands (1:57) -- Angry words (1:49) -- I heard him cry this morning (3:37) -- Please hurry home (3:45) -- That's the way things are (2:53) -- What's the matter with the team? (:44) -- A vivo a vavo (:20) -- Hey moo ma moo ma moo ma hey (1:42) -- I climbed a mountain (1:10) -- Africa llamando (Africa calling) (1:28) -- Yemayah, god of the sea (1:33) -- This is an Afro mood (1:55) -- Yemayah, god of the sea (instrumental) (2:49) -- This is an Afro mood (instrumental) (3:00) -- Let yourself go / I. Berlin (2:00) -- A long time (instrumental) (1:58) -- Wading in the water (4:30) -- Interviews. Ann Barzel, dance reviewer (3:27) -- Jimmy Payne, choreographer, specialist in Afro-Cuban dance (1:15) -- Lenore Lutheran, dance student (1:22) -- Gina Martin, dance teacher of the blind (3:39) -- Genieve Fox, dance therapist (2:27) -- Dudley Williams, principal dancer (:53) -- Ann Lehnhoff, dance teacher of children (2:41) -- Ruth Page, choreographer and director of the Chicago Ballet (1:15) -- Lorenzo Young, dance company manager (1:45). |
| General note | "Ages 6-11"--Original container. |
| General note | All songs and music written or conceived by Ella Jenkins, unless otherwise indicated; tracks 22-30 are interviews with dancers, dance teachers, dance choreographers, dance company managers, a dance reviewer, and a dance therapist. |
| General note | Booklet includes a discography, lyrics, and program notes by Ella Jenkins. |
| General note | Originally released in 1977 as Folkways FC 7000. |
| General note | Previously issued as compact disc. |
| General note | Spirituals, chants, blues, and folk songs for children's dance and dancing. |
| Performer |
Ella Jenkins, vocals ; Guy Guilbert, narration, guitar, electric piano ; Burma West, vocals ; Pat Johnson and The Reflections (Lewis Cutlip, Bill Erhardt, Pat Johnson, Veronica Johnson, Sharod Kruk, Ileana Lavastida, Becky Patterson, Becky Ruper, vocals) ; Larry Novac Trio (Larry Novac, piano ; Steven La Spina, string bass ; Charles Christiansen, drums). |
| Language | Vocal selections sung in English, Swahili, Spanish, and interpretations and variations of African chants. |
