A Yam Yam Sae
Princess Hawa Daisy Moore, A Yam Yam Sae was recorded
by Jay Kirssin and Al Cox, mixed, mastered and assembled by
Jay Kirssin at Studio 213, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
We thank the Philadelphia Folklore Project for introducing
us to Hawa Moore and her wonderful music.
Executive Producer Amy E. Skillman, Institute for Cultural
PartnershipsProducer
Jay Kirssin, Downtown Sound
Sound Consultant Bobbi Carmitchell
Design
by Nelson Rivera
Cover photo by C. Fox, courtesy Philadelphia
Folklore Project
Language transcriptions and translations by
Hawa Moore
Liner notes written by Kate Modic based on interviews with
Hawa Moore. Additional information: Nelson, Harold. 1984.
Liberia: a country study. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt.
Printing Office. Also, Bender, Wolfgang. 1991. Sweet Mother:
Modern African Music. Chicago and London: The University
of Chicago Press and Collins, John. 1992. West African
Pop Roots. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
African Americans at the Capital: Making Jazz History
African Americans at the Capital: Making Jazz History
was recorded live at the State Museum Auditorium in Harrisburg
during the 23rd Annual Black History Conference, celebrated
on April 27-29, 2000. The performance was sponsored by the Central
Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz, the Pennsylvania Council on the
Arts, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, the
Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union, along with the Institute
for Cultural Partnerships, who produced this recording.
Event Producer: Charon Battles (Pennsylvania Council
on the Arts)
Liner Notes: Eric Smith (Pennsylvania Historical and
Museum Commission)
Executive Producer: Ron Kirby (Institute for Cultural
Partnerships)
Production Coordinator: Carlos Fernandez (Institute for
Cultural Partnerships)
House Engineer: Kevin Shoaff (Downtown Sound)
Recording Engineer: Jay Kirssin (Downtown Sound)
What's Your Name
Except as noted below, What's Your Name was recorded
live to two-track between May 23, 1993 and September 28, 1993
in communities throughout Pennsylvania. All field recordings
were made using a Nagra IVs reel-to-reel tape recorder through
an eight channel Yamaha mixing board borrowed from the American
Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Mixed, engineered and
recorded by Bobbi Carmitchell and Amy E. Skillman. Mastered
to DAT by Jay Kirssin, edited by Al Cox, assembled by Jay Kirssin
and Al Cox at Studio 213, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
Special thanks to Sue Donnelly and Quellin Nassar of WQED
Television in Pittsburgh for arranging the use of Studio A
to record Ayi Mwnwana with Gaby Muzela and Anicet Mundundu.
Samba de Orpheus, Yukiyu and Tomasa, A Plena Reprise
were recorded live to two-track to DAT at Morning Star Studios,
Spring House, Pennsylvania between September 14 and 17, 1993.
Engineered and mastered by Glenn Barrett, assembled by Don
Visher.
Amazing Grace was recorded live to multi-track
to DAT at Morning Star Studios, Spring House, Pennsylvania
on November 3, 1993. Engineered and mastered by Glenn Barrett
and Scott MacMinn, assembled by Don Visher.
Isdidi Mergina and Augino Motule were recorded
on August 9, 1993 at Todd Recording Systems, Glassboro State
College, Glassboro, New Jersey. Engineered and mastered by
Frank Todd. These songs appear courtesy of the Lithuanian
Folksong Quartet. For information, contact, Joe Kasinskas,
609-795-7863.
Oriental Hora/Freylekhe Yiden appears on Hot Tracks:
Klezmer, Etc. a compact disc recorded, mixed and mastered
by Helffrich Recording Labs, Allentown, PA. Old World Productions,
OWFB 2313. The medley is included here by permission from
the artists. For information, contact Fred Richmond, 717-737-6057.
Planxty O'Donnell appears on Foggy Dew produced and
distributed by Green Linnet Records. This tune is included
by permission. For more information contact Green Linnet Records
at 43 Beaver Brook Drive, Danbury, Connecticut 06810, or call
1-800-468-6644.
What's Your Name was mastered by Jay Kirssin,
edited by Al Cox and assembled by Jay Kirrsin and Al Cox at
Studio 213, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Chrome tape and compact
disc duplication by Downtown Sound, Lemoyne, Pennsylvania.
Produced by Amy E. Skillman, Pennsylvania Heritage Affairs
Commission
Sound consultant Bobbi Carmitchell.
Design by Bobbi Carmitchell and Dyan Haas
Layout by Dyan Haas, Pennsylvania Department of Community
Affairs
Liner notes compiled and prepared by Amy E. Skillman.
This recording was produced as part of On Tour Productions,
a series of recordings featuring traditional and ethnic performing
groups in Pennsylvania. On Tour Productions is funded in part
by the Folk and Traditional Arts Program of the National Endowment
for the Arts. Additional support is provided by the Pennsylvania
Council on the Arts, the Pennsylvania Department of Community
Affairs and the Columbus 500th Anniversary Celebration Funds
through a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
Commission.
Miá Zoé
Miá Zoé was mixed by Jay Kirssin and Al Cox, mastered
and assembled by Jay Kirssin at Studio 213, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
Executive Producer Amy E. Skillman, Institute for Cultural
Partnerships
Producer Jay Kirssin, Downtown Sound
Sound consultant Bobbi Carmitchell, Locust Lane Music
Design by Nelson Rivera
Cover photo by Carl Socolow
Drawings of instruments by Kathy Tristan
All musical arrangements by Stan Merzanis
Translations of songs by Stan Merzanis
Greek titles and translations with the help of Lambros Pilalis
Liner notes written by Kate Modic based on interviews with
Stan Merzanis. Additional information: Moskos, Morris. 1989.
Greek Americans: Struggle and Success. New Brunswick:
Transaction Publishers. Also, Broughton, Simon (ed.). 1994.
"Chapter Three: Mediterranean and Maghreb" in World
Music: The Rough Guide. London: Rough Guides, Ltd.
This recording was produced as part of On Tour Productions,
a series of recordings featuring traditional and ethnic performing
groups in Pennsylvania. On Tour Productions is funded
in part by the Heritage and Preservation Program of the National
Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by
the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
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