the African American ring shout tradition in coastal Georgia /
First Statement of Responsibility
text and drawings by Art Rosenbaum ; photographs by Margo Newmark Rosenbaum ; music transcriptions and historical essay by Johann S. Buis.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Athens :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Georgia Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c1998.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvii, 190 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
"We never did let it go by" -- "Kneebone in the wildernes": the history of the shout in America -- "One family of people": The Shouters of Bolden -- Lawrence McKiver, boss songster -- The shout songs: Jubilee; Blow, Gabriel; Move for your dyin' savior; I want to die like weepin' Mary; Wade the water to my knees; Army cross over; Happy angel; Move, Daniel; Drive Ol' Joe; I come to tell you; Kneebone bend; Pharaoh's host got lost; Hold the baby; Religion, so sweet; Time drawin' nigh (I see the sign); Read 'em, John; In this field we mus' die; Eve and Adam; Went to the burial (Sinner rock so); John on the island, I hear him groad; Walk through the valley in the field; Ezekiel saw that little stone; Lay down, body -- Watch that star; Farewell, last day goin'; Transcriber's note; Historical essay: The ring shout: revisiting the Islamic and African issues of a Christian "Holy Dance".
0
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"The ring shout is the oldest known African American performance tradition survivng on the North American continent. Performed for the purpose of religious worship, this fusion of dance, song, and percussion survives today in the Boldon community of McIntosh County, Georgia."