Escapism Era

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]