Voices of Black America

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Historical Recordings of Poetry, Humour and Drama (more info)
Booker T. Washington, narrator
Paul Laurence Dunbar, narrator
James Johnson, narrator
Langston Hughes, narrator
Paul Robeson, bass-baritone
Bert Williams, narrator
Charles Sidney Gilpin, narrator
Charley Case, narrator
John Rosamond Johnson, baritone
Produced by: Shaman, William


1. Atlanta Exposition Address: excerpt - 3:36
2. Banjo Song - 2:53
3. When Malindy Sings - 3:51
4. The Ol' Tunes - 2:34
5. In the Morning - 2:26
6. Little Christmas Basket - 1:46
7. Howdy, Honey, Howdy! - 1:51
8. God's Trombones, no. 1: Listen, Lord - A Prayer - 2:45
9. God's Trombones, no. 2: The Creation - 4:10
10. God's Trombones, no. 3: The Prodigal Son - 5:57
11. God's Trombones, no. 4: Go Down Death - A Funeral Sermon - 4:23
12. Florida Road Workers - 0:39
13. Good Morning, Stalingrad - 2:14
14. To Captain Mulzac - 3:03
15. Negro Speaks of Rivers - 0:48
16. Mother to Son - 0:49
17. Ma Lord - 0:41
18. I, too - 0:35
19. Harlem Sweeties - 1:13
20. Sylvester's Dying Bed - 1:03
21. Wake - 0:10
22. Little Lyric - 0:08
23. Porter - 0:22
24. Brass Spittoons - 1:10
25. Ku Klux - 0:35
26. merry-Go-Round - 0:34
27. The Weary Blues - 1:32
28. Too Blue - 0:33
29. Could Be - 0:36
30. Late Last Night - 0:26
31. Still Here - 0:21
32. Ballad of the Landlord - 1:10
33. Big Buddy - 0:38
34. Note on Commercial Theatre - 0:46
35. Little Songs - 0:10
36. Silence - 0:12
37. Burden - 0:10
38. Havana Dreams - 0:28
39. Breath of a Rose - 0:30
40. Prayer - 0:19
41. Border Line - 0:19
42. In Time of Silver Rain - 0:42

Historical Recordings of Poetry, Humour and Drama (more info)
Booker T. Washington, narrator
Paul Laurence Dunbar, narrator
James Johnson, narrator
Langston Hughes, narrator
Paul Robeson, bass-baritone
Bert Williams, narrator
Charles Sidney Gilpin, narrator
Charley Case, narrator
John Rosamond Johnson, baritone
Produced by: Shaman, William


1. Experiences in the Show Business - 3:13
2. How Mother Made the Soup - 2:49
3. Father as a Scientist - 2:52
4. You Can't Do Nothin' Till Martin Gets Here - 4:19
5. How? Fried! - 3:18
6. Elder Eatmore's Sermon on Generosity - 3:45
7. Elder Eatmore's Sermon on Throwing Stones - 4:15
8. A Humorous Address to the Musicians - 3:27
9. Darktown Literary Debate - 3:21
10. Gambling Dan - 3:37
11. Songs of Innocence, no. 4: The Little Black Boy - 2:19
12. Here comes Brabantio and the valiant Moor - 6:42
13. Freedom Train - 2:59

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