Vinyl Joblottin' Ep.2 - African-American Spirituals in Europe

 

Welcome to Vinyl Joblottin'

Listen to episode 2 here - https://www.mixcloud.com/AlbanLow/vinyl-joblottin-ep2-african-american-spirituals-in-europe/

Each week on Vinyl Joblottin’ we buy a bundle of vinyl at auction (or find one in a record shop, charity shop, car boot sale, etc). The records are a slice of a collection, giving us a glimpse into a collector’s past. Then we spin each joblot into a theme for you.

After I won a joblot of African-American Spirituals vinyl I looked on Discogs (the online music database) for similar records. I was surprised to find that the highest number of releases were from France (30%) while only 8% were from the USA. The French public have a long standing affinity with the music. As early as the 1870s Fisk University sent its first troupe of ‘Jubilee Singers’ to France to raise money for the instituition. For 7 years these singers gave concerts throughout Europe. 

This episode features records from a joblot of 6 records that cost £11.09. Alban Low is your joblotter for this 20 minute episode.

Tracklist

1 - Mumbling Word - Josh White

2 - World Prayer - Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi

3 - Deep River - Paul Robeson

4 - Will He Welcome Me There - The Sensational Nightingales

5 - Steel Away - Al "Fats" Edwards

6 - Carribean Cutie - Fatty George

This radio programme is part of the A World In London Radio Series, more information at http://djritu.squarespace.com/