Africa in London

Africa in London

Listen to some of the earliest commercial recordings of West African and South African songs and hymns, captured by the record label Zonophone. Episode playlist: Josiah Ransome-Kuti - Bi E O Le E Le Pesheya Ko Tukela - Sol T. Plaatje Singa Mawele - Sol T. Plaatje Dsidso Ga Kasanku Fola Tro Vafe - Roland C. Nathaniels Anlo Patriotic Song - Roland C. Nathaniels Isokan Onigbagbo - Josiah Ransome-Kuti E! T_Olorun L_awa O Se O - Josiah Ransome-Kuti   Check out the Ambientscape Project here: https://ambientscape.com/ [https://ambientscape.com/]

Blue June

Songs for long afternoons, open windows, and days in bloom. A sunny summertime playlist of songs from 1906 - 1919. 1. John MacCormack - Funiculi Funicula 2. Artist unknown - My Tom Tom Man 3. Premier Quartet - Blue Jeans 4. Fred Van Epps - Grace and Beauty 5. The Risca Sextette - Little Tommy Went A Fishing 6. W.C Handy - St. Louis Blues 7. Leut. Jim Europe's 369th U.S Inf Band - How Ya Gonna Keep Em Down on The Farm? 8. Standard Male Quartette - Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground 9. Don Richardson - Arkansas Traveler 10. Tuskegee Institute Singers - I'm Rolling 11. Schumann Quartette - I Hear You Call My Name 12. Emma Albani - Angels Ever Bright and Fair 13. Garde Républicaine Band - Amour et Printemps Valse

Wild Men's Dance

Discover The Joys of Noise with Ultra-Modernists Leo Ornstein and Henry Cowell.

Escapism Era

A quick look at escapism, and how it has shaped fashion and culture throughout history.

Country Music

Uncovering the hidden history of country music.   Donate to the podcast here:   https://ko-fi.com/soundofhistory [https://ko-fi.com/soundofhistory]