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    • "Ain't Got Time to Die", (arr. Hall Johnson)

      Fisk Jubilee Singers, Neighborhood Concert, May 22, 2009, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. This award–winning choir of young men and women from Nashville, Tennessee, preserves the distinctly American tradition of singing "slave songs," known today as spirituals.

    • "The Battle of Jericho"

      Charlotte Blake Alston introduces the Fisk Jubilee Singers and "The Battle of Jericho."

    • Rockin' Jerusalem

      The Fisk Jubilee Singers end the concert with their performance of "Rockin' Jerusalem."

    • Family Traditions Discussion

      What are some of the traditions or rituals that your parents are determined to pass down to you?

    • Goin' Up to Glory

      Charlotte explains the origins and purpose of the African American spiritual and how they are used to tell the story of slaves.

    • History of the Fisk Jubilee Singers

      Fisk singer Rashai tells the history of the Fisk Jubilee Singers and their intentions as a performing group.

    • N'ahenni

      The Fisk Jubilee Singers perform "N'ahenni," an African song that influenced elements of the African American spiritual.

    • Mawu Nye Lolo

      The Fisk Jubilee Singers perform and teach movements to the African song "Mawu Nye Lolo" to demonstrate how African music and dance go together.

    • Down by the Riverside

      Call and response was used to teach spirituals before they were written down.

    • Rise, Shine, For Thy Light Is A'Comin

      The Fisk Jubilee Singers perform "Rise, Shine, For Thy Light Is A'Comin" as an example of call and response between males and females.

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