Lucky LPH 686 – Work Songs (1937-2018)
Work Songs=Arbeitslieder. Ihre Geschichte ist sehr lang und so geht es bis 1937 mit Paul Robeson + Lawrence Brown zurück. Und da Arbeitslieder global sind, ist es auch die Lucky Auswahl. Wie hören u.a. Byard Lancaster, God is My Co-Pilot, Shoghaken Ensemble, Howlin‘ Wolf + Willie Johnson …
tracklist:
(1937) Paul Robeson + Lawrence Brown – Work All de Summer
(1949) St. Louis Jimmy + Sunnyland Slim – Hard Work Boogie
(1952) Mbuti Men, Congo – Gbalabalatauw Iye Hihe (Work Song)
(1953) Howlin‘ Wolf + Willie Johnson – Work for Your Money
(1954) Bulu, Cameroon – Work Song
(1959) Sam Lightnin‘ Hopkins – You Got to Work to Get Your Pay
(1960) Ake – Yoruba Work Chant
(1962) Norman Miller + Chorus – Work Song
(1965) Ho Nen, Vietnamese Work Song (Digger’s Song)
(1965) Lee Dorsey – Work Work Work
(1966) Borana, Ethiopia – Work Song at the Water Hole
(1966) Fali, Cameroon – Work Songs
(1974) Byard Lancaster – Work and Pray
(1974) Chimbu Music, Papua New Guinea – Work Song
(1977) Farmers of Leh, Tibet – Harvest Work Song 1
(1980) Himara Vocal Group, Albania – Fishermen’s Work Song
(1985) Angela Babin + Joe Dizney – Work Song (Cameroon)
(1994) God is My Co-Pilot – Work is Love
(1997) Michel Mandel – Work Song
(2007) Jim McAuley – Work with Warp
(2007) Shoghaken Ensemble – Jakhraki Vot (Work Songs of Taron)
(2012) Thai Hill Tribe Musician – Lahu Work Song
(2013) Aregawi Tesfamariam + Family with Two Neighbors, Ethiopia – Work Song for Meskel
(2013) Stelzhamma + Rudi Habringer – Upper Austrian Work Song
(2018) Paolo Botti + La Fabbrica dei Botti – Work Song (Lomax Medley II)
total time: 75’46
Worked by Lucky.
Cover photo by the Byron Company, N.Y., „Weavers at work. / The N.Y. Association For The Blind“, ca. 1910-15 (taken from the Library of Congress).
Dedicated to the work re-integration of my wife.