Harry T. Moore, freedom never dies (Motion picture) Fly. Voice of the innocent. Give the people their right to vote! Georgia red clay II. Ballad of the sit-ins. Let us rise in love. 22 hours in the day. Solid gold II. Somebody prayed me over. Ballad of Harry T. Moore. That awful day will surely come. Nyoka boko II. Prayer at the crossroads. African oasis II. Yes it was. Come unto me. We want the vote! chant.
Notes:
Traditional and newly composed gospel and activist songs. Singers: Ysaya Maria Barnwell, Nitanju Bolade Casel, Aisha Kahlil, Carol Lynn Maillard and Bernice Johnson Reagon ; Shirley Childress Saxton, sign language interpreter. Jim Robeson, recording engineer. The words for The ballad of Harry T. Moore are from an original poem by Langston Hughes; the music and arrangement for this poem was composed as the theme of the film, Harry T. Moore, freedom never dies. Compact disc. Program notes by Bernice Johnson Reagon; includes lyrics, inserted.
Contents:
We want the vote! chant (1:48). Fly (3:36) -- Voice of the innocent (3:46) -- Give the people their right to vote! (6:23) -- Georgia red clay II (2:10) -- Ballad of the sit-ins (3:14) -- Let us rise in love (3:52) -- 22 hours in the day (4:13) -- Solid gold II (2:00) -- Somebody prayed me over (2:45) -- Ballad of Harry T. Moore (4:42) -- That awful day will surely come (2:58) -- Nyoka Boko II (2:03) -- Prayer at the crossroads (4:31) -- African oasis II (2:07) -- Yes it was (5:42) -- Come unto me (2:32) -- We want the vote! chant (1:48).
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