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Langston Hughes The Voice of Langston Hughes
Very Good/Very Good 1995 Smithsonian Folkways CD, 093074700129, CD 47001, CD Few Slight Surface Imperfections, Very Good Insert Which Is 24 Page Booklet Not Including Covers Which Only Imperfections Are Page 21 Bottom Right Corner Very Small Dog-Ear/Crease/Page 24 Top Outside Corner Very Small Dog-Ear/Back Page Very Small Bend Same Spot/Case Usual Light Rubbing/Scuffing, From Back Cover: Featured here is the voice of one of the twentieth century’s great writers reading his poetry and prose. Like many of his works, these selections often combine the poetry of speech, the blues, and a myriad of other sounds. PP These readings of twenty-one poems, songs, and stories were selected from his eight Folkways albums issued in the 1950s. These express Hughes’s passion for justice and everyday people, his creative imagination, and his love of speech, music and sound., Amazon Editorial Review: Combines poetry, Afro-American history, folklore, humor, jazz, and gospel music-- subjects of enduring interest in the 46-year literary career of Langston Hughes, the most versatile and prolific author of his generation. All ages can share Hughes's humor in these recordings from the 1950s. Selections culled from six previously released Folkways albums feature works of the late Hughes spanning the years 1925-1932. The author reads poetry from The Dream Keeper and Other Poems, prose from Simple Speaks His Mind, and he narrates his text of The Story of Jazz, Rhythms of the World and The Glory of Negro History. These treasured selections offer part of the rich legacy of an American author whose writing remains timeless. Captured here are the deadpan humor, wit, eloquence, and regal distinctivness of the Harlem Bard's voice and delivery – URB, Contents: 1. The Negro Speaks of Rivers 0:43, 2. I, Too 0:30, 3. The Weary Blues 1:37, 4. Homesick Blues 0:42, 5. The Story of the Blues 1:55, 6. Night and Morn 0:28, 7. Breath of a Spiritual 0:16, 8. Prayer 0:15, 9. Prayer Meeting 0:17, 10 Ma Lord 1:46, 11. I'm Gonna Testify 2:33 (Words by Langston Hughes, Music by Jobe Huntley), 12. Albert 0:13, 13 Mother to Son 0:45, 14. Dreams 0:54, 15. Youth 0:19, 16. The Struggle 3:21, 17. Rhythms of the World 7:20, 18. Simple—Intro. 2:31, 19. Feet Live Their Own Life 5:44, 20. Simple Prays a Prayer 1:42, 21. As I Go 2:40 (Words by Langston Hughes, Music by Jobe Huntley), Keywords: Langston Hughes, Poems, Poetry, Prose, Literature, Classics, Black, African American, CD, NCAZCD00105
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10.00 USD
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