Christmas Spirituals is the name of two albums recorded by American folk singer Odetta. The first was released in 1960 on Vanguard Records. The second, a new recording of nearly all the same songs, produced by Rachel Faro at White Crowe Audio in Burlington, Vermont, was originally released in 1987 on Alcazar Records and was reissued digitally in 2007 on Ashe Records. Both albums feature Bill Lee, Spike Lee's father on double bass.

Here we have the first album released 1960.

1. Rise Up Sheperd And Follow 1:46

2. What Month Was Jesus Born In 2:26

3. Mary Had A Baby 1:53

4. Somebody Talking 'Bout Jesus 2:05

5. Virgin Mary Had One Son 3:09

6. Go Tell It On The Mountain 2:32

7. Shout For Joy 1:57

8. Poor Little Jesus 2:51

9. O Jerusalem 3:21

10. Ain'T That A - Rockin' 2:00

11. If Anybody Asks You 2:54

12. Beautiful Star 2:46

13. Children Go Where I Send Thee. 2:02 

Jazz and blues have had their share of Christmas recordings over the years, and Christmas jazz can easily work alongside Christmas blues, which is what happens at Putumayo Presents: Jazz & Blues Christmas. This Christmas-oriented compilation has one foot in jazz and the other foot in blues; The ten-track CD is quite diverse, from vocal jazz in Canadian singer Emilie-Claire Barlow's playful rendition of "Santa Baby" to electric urban blues in B.B. King. Many of the tracks combine elements of jazz and blues, including Charles Brown's "Santa's Blues", Topsy Chapman's and Lars Edegran's cover of "The Christmas Blues" by Lars Edegran, and the arrangement of Dukes of Dukes of "Merry Christmas, Baby." Dixieland.

1. BB King - Christmas Celebration

2. Charles Brown - Santa’s Blues

3. Randy Greer & Ignasi Erraza Trio - Wrap Yourself In A Christmas Package

4. Emilie-Claire Barlow Santa Baby

5. Ray Charles - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

6. Ramsey Lewis Trio - Here Comes Santa Claus

7. Dukes Of Dixieland Feat. Luther Kent - Merry Christmas Baby

8. Topsy Chapman & Lars Edegran - The Christmas Blues

9. Riff Ruffin - Xmas Baby

10.Mighty Blue Kings - All I Ask For Christmas

An exceptional gathering of musicians from around the global village set a new standard for Christmas records on World Christmas. The wonderful variety of songs resonate with love of the season, and there isn't a novelty tune to be heard. From Africa come Cesaria Evora, Angelique Kidjo, Papa Wemba, and Lokua Kanza, all bearing gifts of heartfelt music. The jazz world cooks up a feast, with delectable chestnuts from Joshua Redman, Marcus Miller, Dianne Reeves, Mino Cinelu, John Scofield, the Wild Magnolias, and the Caribbean Jazz Project. The Latin sound is present with Ruben Blades, Yomo Toro, Dave Valentin, the Gipsy Kings, and the gifted Cuban a cappella group Vocal Sampling. Brazil sends the angelic voices of Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, and Eliane Elias; and India's Zakir Hussain adds spice to "We Three Kings." 

1. Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes - Papa Wemba And Mino Cinelu

2. We Three Kings - Bob Berg, Jim Beard And Arto Tuncboyacyan

3. Go Tell It On The Mountain - John Scofield And The Wild Magnolias

4. Zan Vevede (O Holy Night) - Angelique Kidjo

5. Michaux Veillait (Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - The Caribbean Jazz Project

6. Natal - Cesaria Evora

7. Ave Maria - Deep Forest And Lokua Kanza

8. We Wish You A Merry Christmas, (Rhumba Navidene) - Vocal Sampling

9. Boas Festas - Gilberto Gil And Caetano Veloso With Elaine Elias

10. Cascabel (Jingle Bells) - Yomo Toro And The Boricua All Stars

11. Twelve Days Of Christmas - Mino Cinelu And Dianne Reeves

12. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Joshua Redman And Marcus Miller

13. Navidad - Gipsy Kings

Transported by the swirling winds that illuminate the coasts of the eastern sea, the BandAdriatica rages on the agitated waves of Salento music with elements of all the Mediterranean sonic coasts as a complex “Babylon”, where the languages begin to harmonize on the popular melodies in the mestizo fervour of the harbours. That’s how the Apulian traditions take on a new resonance, starting from the frantic echoes of Salento music found in the sounds of folklore festivals, processions, funerals, serenades and night trips, taking it from country to country in ten years of research on the common musical matrices of the banks of the Adriatic Sea, reflecting themselves in the music of Albania, Macedonia, Croatia, the Serbian fanfare, North Africa and pushing up to the eastern Mediterranean. The performance of the band has fascinated the critics at Babel Med 2017 in Marseille who defined it as “one of the best proposals of the whole Festival” and “one of the best Italian live-act”. BandAdriatica has collaborated with artists such as Bombino, Mercan Dede, Rony Barrak, Savina Yannatou, Chieftains, Burhan Ochal, Kocani Orkestar, Boban Markovic Orchestra, Fanfara Tirana, Eva Quartet, Cafer Naziblas, Fanfare Ciocarlia e Michel Godard. 

2 Santa paranza 4:19

3 I giorni del contagio 4:57

4 Tourbanda 4:37

5 Pizzica estam 4:44

6 Penza e ripenza 4:00

7 To ghiasemi 5:57

8 Le mille e un valzer 5:27

9 Tarantella adriatica 4:00

10 Erdhi dethi tallas tallas 3:53

11 Lake populake 5:36

12 Larg. lontano 2:10

The children of Mother Africa make her proud once again by spreading her spirit in what is a rather large diaspora, considering that she spent quite a bit of time alongside the cradle of humanity. And just at the moment when he needs a bit of flattery to get up and stop feeling sorry for himself, in Lokhi Terra steps with Cubangla, another addition to a pantheon that already includes Afro-Celt Sound System. A pantheon that has mixed the traditions of an older world with those of a comparatively new world, giving space to breathe and evolve to great effect.

If that sounds familiar to you, it can only be because this is but the latest chapter in a story that dates back at least a few billion years, giving you decent enough time to prep and boil here. The melting pot is bubbling over, a massive contributor to your score here ... Bangla roots reggae, Bengali folk, Sufi samba. Nice enough on your own, but throw them together and now we're really gas cooking, the first two guests at the table no less than Rada and Krishna (protagonists of 'Kala Re'). Can you really trust him, or is he a curtain for the god of love?

1 Kala Re 4:10

2 Como 8:59

3 Bhromor 4:31

4 Lal Mere 5:18

5 Badaam 5:10

6 Cubangla 5:59

7 Kon Kole Revisited 7:05

8 Bhandari Revisited 4:28 

One of the first full-length recordings of Hauka's ritual music. Songs of praise and sacred incantations to the spirits to inhabit the body. Call-and-response chants, the play of a monotone lute, and incessant percussion combine in a non-stop dizzying session.

The Hauka movement began nearly a century ago and has persisted outside of Nigerian society. Documented in Jean Rouch's 1955 film Les maîtres fous, the Hauka are a pantheon of spirits reflected in colonial and military figures. Central to the religion is the "Holley Hori" possession ceremony, a ritual driven by militaristic percussion music, in which spirits enter the body in powerful and violent manifestations.

Lingo Seini has played ritual music for almost 60 years, learning from her father. She is joined by her son Youssouf on the pumpkin and Issaka Moulla, playing her homemade kuntigi. The group regularly accompanies the Hauka priests at ceremonies. Recorded with a single microphone on the outskirts of Niamey.

1. Gomno Ankreyze 09:38

2. Captain Salma 07:43

3. Sadji Blau 02:39

4. Gomno 03:23

5. Medina 02:50

6. Sergent Kadri 01:35

7. Arne 04:00

8. Fadimata 05:02

9. Kaffrand Gardi 04:22

10. Adiza 00:54

11. Captain Marseille 00:55