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"The Chase"

 
Members of the River Niger Orchestra  performing "The Chase", a song from William Wells Brown's songbook "The Anti-Slavery Harp" (Boston : Bela Marsh, 1848).

 "The Chase" is a narrative about a slave who escapes and is being hunted down by riders on horses, and blood hounds.   

"The Chase" is from The Anti-Slavery Harp;A collection of songs for anti-slavery meetings, compiled by William W. Brown, a fugitive slave (Boston : Bela Marsh, 1848). 

"The Chase" is performed by :

Yetunde Olaseinde          Vocals
Sekou Susso                   Kora (AfricanHarp)
Perre Balayongo             Balafon (African Xylophone)
Lekan Akigbe                  as the run-away Slave      Michael Adedeji              Bata Drum & Djembe           Felix Ngindu                  Gbedu Drum                           Oludele Olaseinde           Musical Director & Guitar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Above are members of the River Niger Orchestra performing ;            "No More Auction Block", a song from the African American spiritual songbook.

"No More Auction Block" is a narrative about not wanting to be sold or whip lashed any more. The origins of the song are prior to the American Civil  War (1861-1865) and in modern times it has been made popular by artistes including Odetta and Bob Dylan

 "No More Auction Block" is performed by :

Ijeoma Lathom          Vocals
Hannah Peel              Violin and musical arrangement
Victoria Mutch         Cello
Oludele Olaseinde     Musical Director & Guitar 

      "No More Auction Block"          



 Above are members of the River Niger Orchestra performing "The Jubilee Song", from the African American spiritual songbook.

“The Jubilee Song" is a narrative about hailing the overthrow of Slavery and celebrating the triumph of Freedom. It is from The Anti-Slavery Harp; A collection of songs for anti-slavery meetings, compiled by William W. Brown, a fugitive slave (Boston : Bela Marsh, 1848).
Willam Wells Brown’s mother was a Slave and his father a plantation owner. He became a prominent abolitionist, historian and novelist publishing many articles and books.

"The Jubilee Song" is performed  by :     

Yetunde Olaseinde                  Vocals and arrangement
Oluwaseun Olaseinde            Background Vocals
Michael Adedeji                        Gbedu Drums and rhythm arrangement
Oludele Olaseinde                   Musical Director & Guitar

 


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