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Rastlin Jacob: The Music of the Spiritual Baptist | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Rounder Select
Category: Music
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 540964
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 682161111520
EAN: 0682161111520
ASIN: B00009L4V6
Release Date: June 10, 2003
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| • | 'Rastlin' Jacob | | • | Glory When the Mornin' Come | | • | We Shall Wear a Crown | | • | Me Teacher Help Me | | • | Seeing Dem Lordy (Stain Dem Bloody) | | • | Hear the Voice of Jesus | | • | O, Fallen Believers | | • | Brother Come to Help You | | • | Songs of Praise the Angels Sing | | • | A Few More Years | | • | Solomon Nathan | | • | Where Are You Then (Where Are You Been) | | • | Happy Land | | • | We All Goin' Home | | • | Galilee (My Soul Has Found Abiding Rest) | | • | We Go Fly to Glory | | • | Buy You Own Land | | • | Precious Gift for Me (Rock of Ages) | | • | Press on Your Way, You Weary Soul | | • | A Little More Oil in Your Lamp | | • | We Will Walk That Road | | • | Onward Christian Soldiers | | • | Children, No Land No De | | • | By and By | | • | Carry Me Away | | • | What the Number of Souls | | • | On My Own (My Soul Has Found Abiding Rest) | | • | Our Father Which Art in Heaven | | • | Zion Rider Coming Down | | • | Pilgrim on the Way | | • | Gentle Jesus Meek and Mild | | • | When the Saints Go Marching In - Traditional |
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| Customer Reviews:
Religious fervor in pre-WWII Trinidad July 13, 2003
Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com (...in Middle America)
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Fascinating field recordings made in 1939 by the husband-wife folklorist team of Melville and Frances Herskovitz, who also preserved dozens of secular Trinidadian songs at the same time. This disc documents the music of the "shouter" sect of Trinidadian Baptists, whose ceremonies had actually been outlawed by the colonial authorities in 1917, on grounds of alleged "indecency." They certainly were wild: the uninhibited exclamations, hoots and shouts of sect members come through unnervingly loud and clear in these old recordings, helping make this some of the most unusual and distinctive music you're likely to ever hear. Admittedly, these recordings are not very accessible to the average listener, but fans of archival folklore will find this album a wellspring of pre-pop culture recordings, music that clearly has its own history and unique cultural roots. The thick dialect and idiosyncratic rhythms somewhat mask the British origins and religious nature of many of these songs; in many cases, only after a refrain has been repeated dozens of times will the words become clear: "Onward Christian Soldiers," "When The Saints Come Marching In" and "By And By" never sounded like this before! Very unusual and striking -- maybe not the kind of thing to put on when you have company over for dinner, but for those fascinated by how radically music can change from culture to culture, this disc is amazing.
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