The coastal remoteness of the Gullah Geechee people allowed their music to develop with less white interference than that of many other Southern Black communities, making for a fascinating showcase of its power at a 1965 concert in New York City.
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A live recording of a concert can preserve one powerful moment indelibly in time. Coming June 14, 2024, Smithsonian Folkways will release The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert by Bessie Jones, John Davis & The Georgia Sea Island Singers with Mississippi Fred McDowell and Ed Young, presenting a riveting, historic look at the intersection of Black folk traditions and civil rights activism.
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