VA-In_Prison__Afroamerican_Prison_Music_from_Blues_to_Hiphop-FR-2006-JUST

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MP3/FLAC

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JUST

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92,45 MB

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19

Date

2007-11-28

NFO

Artist.......: VA
Album........: In Prison : Afroamerican Prison Music from Blues t
Label........: Trikont
Genre........: Folklore
Catnr........: n/a
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: 27-11-2007
str.date.....: 00-00-2006
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: http://www.trikont.de/basics/archiv/1615/

track  title                                          time

 01.   Big louisiana, Rev. Rogers & Roosevelt        03:48
       Charles - Berta
 02.   Brand Nubian - Claimin' I'm a criminal        05:30
 03.   Bobby Womack - Arkansas state prison          02:57
 04.   Fred McDowell - I'm in jail again             04:03
 05.   Kay Kay and the Rays - Lone star justice      03:22
 06.   Dead Prez - Behind enemy lines                03:03
 07.   Curtis Mayfield - Short eyes                  05:44
 08.   The Last Poets - The court room               02:30
 09.   Lifers Group - Living proof                   04:10
 10.   Nina Simone - Work song                       03:03
 11.   James Russell - I had five long years         02:12
 12.   K-Solo - Premonition of a black prisoner      03:33
 13.   The Escorts - Disrespect can wreck            04:36
 14.   Akon - Locked up                              03:55
 15.   2 Pac - 16 on death row                       05:38
 16.   Billy Boy Arnold - Prisoner's plea            02:48
 17.   The Temptations - Run Charlie run             03:00
 18.   The Soul Snatcherz - Free                     04:40
 19.   Robert Pete Williams - Pardon denied again    04:42

                                            Runtime  73:14 min
                                            Size     92,5 MB


Release Notes:

It is a sad commentary on American culture that so
much black music has emerged from the nation's
prison system. Spanning successive generations
(from blues legend Leadbelly to psychedelic icon
Arthur Lee to hip-hop superstar Tupac Shakur), many
of our greatest musicians have languished behind
bars. Trikont's gripping compilation In Prison:
Afro-American Prison Music From Blues to Hip-Hop
assembles 19 vital songs exploring incarceration
from a multitude of experiences and vantage points.
By turns incendiary and harrowing, the music's
cumulative force is remarkable, and while the
weapons of choice may vary from acoustic guitars to
samplers, the rage and sorrow that churn beneath
the melodies never subsides. Highlights include
Nina Simone's "Work Song," Curtis Mayfield's "Short
Eyes," and the Last Poets' "Court Room." ~ Jason
Ankeny, All Music Guide

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