Street and Gangland Rhythms, Beats and Improvisations by Six Boys in Trouble, by Various Artists

Street and Gangland Rhythms, Beats and Improvisations by Six Boys in Trouble

by Various Artists

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1.	Two Bongo Drum Sets and Sticks 00:59	buy track
2.	Bongo Drums and Sticks 01:19	buy track
3.	One Boy Playing Three Sets of Bongo Drums with His Hand and One Drum Stick 00:31	buy track
4.	Rhythm Ensemble with Voices 01:12	buy track
5.	Zum, Zum 01:11	buy track
6.	Ole 01:33	buy track
7.	Bo Diddlie 02:16	buy track
8.	Gugamuga 01:25	buy track
9.	Riding Hood Boogy Man 01:07	buy track
10.	Sister Suki 01:22	buy track
11.	Why Can't I Get it Too 02:21	buy track
12.	Cha Cha Cha 01:25	buy track
13.	The Fox 01:13	buy track
14.	Gang Fight 02:21	buy track
15.	Shoe Shine 02:42	buy track
16.	Shoe Shine Shakedown 04:37	buy track
17.	Dumb Boy 04:37	buy track
18.	Money Honey 02:48	buy track
19.	I Want Some Food 05:12	buy track

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This album features jams on homemade percussion instruments by six 11- and 12-year-old African American boys living in New York City public housing, about 1955. These young, untrained musicians improvise the tunes and tales of their upbringing on this rhythmic release and draw inspiration from family folk traditions and popular radio and juke box hits of the era. The group’s enjoyment is apparent in their school yard musical expressions, as is their self-identification with the community in which they live. The album is divided into three parts: Percussion Ensembles, Rhythms with Voices, and Rhythms with Verses. The liner notes provide a deeper look into each section, as well as a subsequent transcription of the lyrics.