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Various Artists
Bahamas: Island of Song
Genres: International Music, Pop

Track Listings (23) - Disc #1
1. You Ain't Hurryin' Me - Dicey Doh Singers
2. Girl, If I Write You - Nat Saunders
3. Watermelon Is Spoilin' On The Vine - Thomas Cartwright And Boys
4. Rain Children - Sons Of Andros
5. When I Get Inside - Cat Island Mites And Friends
6. I'm Going Home On The Morning Train - Israel Forbes
7. Big Belly Man Polka - Ed Moxey's Rake n' Scrape
8. All In The Woods - Avis Armbrister And Almeda Cambell
9. Let The Church Roll On - Dicey Doh Singers
10. Lynn - Nat Saunders
11. Went To The Bight - Cat Island Mites
12. Nobody's Darling But Mine - Thomas Cartwright And Boys
13. Christian Automobile - Sons Of Andros
14. Let Me Call You Sweetheart - Israel Forbes
15. Sloop John B - Dicey Doh Singers
16. Jimmy Bend A Tree While It's Young - Thomas Cartwright And Boys
17. Round And Round The Bar Room - Nat Saunders
18. Roll Of Pin - Avis Armbrister And Almeda Cambell
19. Dry Bones - Sons Of Andros
20. Bid You Goodnight - Cat Island Mites/Dicey Doh Singers/Patricia Bazard
21. The Timestable - Ed Moxey's Rake n' Scrape
22. God Sent Jonah - Israel Forbes
23. Liar - Dicey Doh Singers

CD Details

All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Bahamas: Island of Song
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Original Release Date: 7/15/1997
Release Date: 7/15/1997
Genres: International Music, Pop
Styles: Caribbean & Cuba, Bahamas
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 093074040522

Synopsis

Album Description

This compilation of music from the Bahamas includes goombay rake-and-scrape dance bands (goombay refers to both the skin drum and the ensemble as a whole), spirituals, and fingerpicking guitar music. All the performers on this recording participated in the 1994 Festival of American Folklife, an annual event presented on the Mall in Washington, D.C., by the Smithsonian Institute?s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. They were recorded in Nassau on 2 and 3 February 1995.

CD Reviews

The Bahamas: Islands of Song

Carrie | Richmond, VA | 06/15/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I love this CD. I got it as a gift and I was really not sure about such a CD. I don't own many International Selections. However, I tried it out and loved it. I recently had a party and based it on an island theme. I played the CD and everyone wanted to know where I got it. I told them a friend got it for me as a gift and it just so happened they purchased it on this site. I thought that was great. I know several of my friends have a already purchased it. This is one of the best island CDS I have heard, a very clear, crisp sound and lots of dancing, moving music. I suggest this to anyone who is into the sounds of the islands, enjoy and listen to it in good company :)"