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Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division

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The Black Experience in Children's Books: Selections from Augusta Baker's Bibliographies

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Title
Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas
Names
Landeck, Beatrice (Author)
Kaye, Milton (Arranger)
Marks, Margaret (Translator)
Dobkin, Alexander, 1908-1975 (Illustrator)
Collection

The Black Experience in Children's Books: Selections from Augusta Baker's Bibliographies

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1961
Place: New York
Publisher: D. McKay Co.
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc 784.4-L (Landeck, B. Echoes of Africa)
Topics
Folk songs
Africans
African Americans
Jazz
Folk music -- History and criticism -- Africa, West
Folk music -- History and criticism -- United States
Genres
Books
Illustrations
Notes
Content: For one or more voices, with accompaniment of piano and/or percussion instruments in varying combinations; includes chord symbols.
Content: English words, in part translated from French, Portuguese, Spanish and unspecified West African languages.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 close score (viii, 184 p.) : ill. ; 29 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: m 61001013
RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR1574291-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11717571
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 48cb0b70-7cf9-0134-f0dd-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1961: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1961. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/94f27c00-e674-0134-c262-67b757d14c41

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/94f27c00-e674-0134-c262-67b757d14c41

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1961). Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/94f27c00-e674-0134-c262-67b757d14c41

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Echoes of Africa in Folk Songs of the Americas