What's Your Name?

Rhymes and Rhythms from Pennsylvania's Neighborhoods

Various Artists

This recording is dedicated to Gaby Muzela (1960-1994) whose spirit and music guided this project and continues to inspire our work.

The Selections

What's Your Name? is a recording of 22 traditional dance tunes, songs and instrumentals from 11 ethnic communities throughout Pennsylvania. The recording includes 16 pages of liner notes, including information about the artists and the music, as well as verbal transcriptions and translations of the songs.

The recording, available in both CD and cassette tape formats, serves as a companion to the What's Your Name study guide, a 126-page instructional resource designed for grades K-12. The study guide features 15 standards-based lessons plans that use music to explore topics in science, social studies, language and the arts. To purchase the recording or the study guide, please click on the order form link to your left.

All the selections included below are held in copyright by the Institute for Cultural Partnerhsips and are available for download by individuals for educational purposes only. The have been converted to MP3 format using RealAudio 8 set to 96 Kbps Stereo compression.

1. Ayi Mwnwana (traditional), Gaby Muzela and Anicet Mundundu (6:24)

2. Sunbreak (Troy Richardson, 1993), Troy Richardson (2:25)

3. Isdidi Mergina - A Haughty Girl (traditional), Lithuanian Folksong Quartet (:58)

4. A Brighter Mansion Over There, The Davys (3:20)

5. Samba De Orpheus (Andre Salvet, Antonio maria, Luiz Bonfa), Terrence Cameron and the Steel Kings (5:32)

6. Hungarian Dance #5 (Johannes Brahms), The Continental Gypsy Strings (2:25)

7. Nkauj Laug Ncas - Jaw Harp (traditional) (1:10) and 8. Kwv Txhiaj Plees - Young People's Song (Traditional) (5:00), T. Bee Lo and Pang Xiong Sirirathasuk

9. Earl's Breakdown (traditional), The White Thorn Ramblers (3:35)

10. Rhythm is Our Business (Belcher/Taylor), The Dancin' Demons (3:00)

11. See That Girl, Jack and Troy Richardson (:50)

12. Yukiyu (Joaquin Rivera), Los Pleneros del Batey (5:02)

13. Raj Nkauj Hmoob - Hmong Flute Song (traditional), Pang Xiong Sirirathasuk (:46)

14. Planxty Hugh O'Donnell (Turlough O'Carolan, 1670-1738), Eugene O'Donnell and Mick Moloney (2:45)

15. Oriental Hora / Freylekhe Yiden (traditional), Old World Folk Band (4:21)

16. Amazing Grace (John Newton, 1779), Pastor Carolyn Bryant and the Bryant Ensemble (5:00)

17. Women's Traditional Dance (traditional), Jack and Troy Richardson (3:20)

18. Eastbound Freight Train, The Davys (2:59)

19. Augino Motule - A Mother was Raising (traditional), Lithuanian Folksong Quartet (1:57)

20. Mien Fetta Elia - My Uncle Elia (Moishe Kulbak, 1920s), Susan Leviton (3:25)

21. Ciocirlio - The Lark (Grigorus Dinicu), The Continental Gypsy Strings (2:05)

22. Tomasa (a plena reprise) (Kelvin Toro), Los Pleneros del Batey (:45)