MUSIC RESOURCES CROSS CULTURAL REPERTOIRE AFRICAN AMERICAN

MUSIC RESOURCES
This list is a starting point to provide suggestions. Edit it freely.
CROSS CULTURAL REPERTOIRE
AFRICAN AMERICAN
Lean On Me
Dock of the Bay
Stand By Me
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
Some artists: Andrae Crouch; James Cleveland; Mahalia Jackson; the Winans;
Aretha Franklin’s CD’s of spirituals
American Hymns
Simple Gifts
What Wondrous Love
Peace Is Flowing Like A River
How Can I Keep From Singing
Appalachian/Southern U.S
Wayfaring Stranger
Shenandoah
Angels Hovering ‘Round
Hymns from Southern Harmony
Hymns from Sacred Harp
(UCC New Century Hymnal has samplings from both Southern Harmony and
Sacred Harp)
CARIBBEAN
Day-O
Rivers of Babylon
Jamaica Farewell
You Can Get It If You Really Want
Halle, Halle, Halle Hallelujah (UCC Hymnal)
Redemption Song (or other Bob Marley)
CHILDREN
Twinkle, Twinkle
Lullabies
Nursery Rhymes
Row Your Boat
COUNTRY
Jambalaya
Rocky Top
Take Me Home Country Roads
I Feel So Lonesome I Could Cry
I Still Miss Someone
Precious Memories
FRENCH
Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella (Un Flambeau Jeanette Isabelle)
Now the Green Blade Rises
Vive L’Amour
Autumn Leaves (French lyric)
Let It Be Me (French lyric)
Alouette
(See also Taize chants)
GERMAN
Happy Wanderer
Lachen, Lachen
Fairest Lord Jesus
Lo How A Rose
Music Alone Shall Live
Die Lorelei
(See also Taize chants)
ITALIAN
O Sole Mio
Funiculi Funicula
IRISH
Be Thou My Vision
Danny Boy
Red Is the Rose
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
NIGERIA
Ishe Oluwa (Yoruba tribe: Sung by Sweet Honey in the Rock)
POPULAR (“of a certain age”)
The Rose
Lean On Me
You’ve Got a Friend
O What a Beautiful Morning
Song of the Soul
Michael Row the Boat Ashore
Summertime
Let It Be
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Sunshine On My Shoulders
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
What a Wonderful World
SCOTTISH
Annie Laurie
Loch Lomond
Brother James’ Air (23rd Psalm)
Wild Mountain Thyme
Mari’s Wedding
The Summons (Iona Community)
SPANISH
Demos Gracias
Tu Has Venido a la Orilla
Cielito Lindo
De Colores
Guantanamera
Gracias a la Vida
Padre Nuestro
Toda la Tierra
(See also Taize chants)
SWAHILI
Mungu Pendo
Mungu Yu Mwema
WELSH
All Through the Night
The Ash Grove
MULTI FAITH REPERTOIRE
BUDDHIST
Gatay, Gatay: Mantra given by the Buddha, from the Heart Sutra
Kuan Zeon Bosai: Bodhisattva of Compassion
CATHOLIC
Ave Maria
Holy God We Praise Thy Name
On Eagle’s Wings
Here I Am, Lord
Hail, Holy Queen Enthroned Above
Prayer of St. Francis
Tu Has Venido La Orilla
Toda la Tierra
Kyrie (Greek for “Lord Have Mercy”)
Gregorian Chant
It’s good to be aware that most Catholics who are in their 50's and older,
wherever they are from in the world–Europe, Africa, Asia or Latin America, and
whatever their native tongue, will be familiar with certain sacred hymns and
chants from the Latin Mass. (“Kyrie Eleison” Gloria in Exelcis Deo” etc.) It is
well worth learning one or two songs/chants in Latin!
“CROSSOVER
CHRISTIAN”
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Here I Am, Lord
For The Beauty of the Earth
Morning Has Broken
In the Garden
The Doxology
The Lord’s Prayer
*See SONSHINE songbook w/ guitar chords
ECUMENICAL CHRISTIAN
*Taize chants (Ubi Caritas, etc.)
Chants in many different languages!
GOSPEL
I’ll Fly Away
Balm In Gilead
Glory, Glory Hallelujah
(Since I Lay My Burden Down)
Precious Lord
O, Happy Day
This World Is Not My Home
Every Time I Feel the Spirit
Swing Low (This may or may not be a good one to sing at the very end of life.
Be sensitive to the situation and follow the cues.)
Were You There
Let Us Break Bread Together
“Gospel” section of Rise Up Singing
HINDU/VEDIC
Lokah: From the Vedas: Universal Prayer
Om Asatoma:From the Vedas: Universal Prayer
Om Namah Shivayeh: Commonly used Mantra and “Namaste” greeting
JEWISH
Sunrise, Sunset
Eli, Eli
Hineh Ma Tov (From Psalm 133, has many musical versions)
Healing Prayer: Misheberach (modern version incorporating English by Cantor
Debbie Friedman)
Shema
Niggun (wordless chant)
Shalom Chaverim (Familiar song in Hebrew)
Tumbalalaika (Folk song in Yiddish)
Tzena Tzena (Folk song in Hebrew)
Some artists: Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach; Rabbi David Geller; Cantor Debbie
Friedman
NATIVE AMERICAN
Hey Anduwa (O’Shinnah described it as a Spirit-Welcoming Song, which she
offered at a workshop on Therapeutic Touch co-led by Dolores Krieger, RN)
PROTESTANT
How Great Thou Art
In the Garden
Amazing Grace
It Is Well With My Soul
Blessed Assurance
Sweet Hour of Prayer
Spirit of the Living God
PROTESTANT, “Classical” Tradition
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (Beethoven’s Hymn to Joy)
O Sacred Head Now Wounded (Bach’s Passion Chorale)
Now Thank We All Our God (Harmonized by Mendelssohn)
Holy, Holy, Holy
Anything arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams
SIKH
Ek Onkar: From the Guru Granth Saahib
Ram Govinda Hari: Saint Kabir
Jaap Saab: Devotional Sacred Verses
Hymns from Guru Nanak (the first Sikh Guru)
In Addition:
CHILDREN
Tender Shepherd
Jesus Loves Me
Jesus Loves the Little Children
Angels Watching Over Me
END OF LIFE
Abide With Me
Threshold Choir
On Eagle’s Wings
Precious Lord
CHRISTMAS, PASSOVER, LENTEN an EASTER songs
Silent Night
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
Were You There When They Crucified My Lord
Dayenu (Passover)
MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ADULTS
Music Workshops/Camps for Adults of Levels
These camps most often happen in the summertime and tend to be
weekend or week-long. They tend to be very friendly and welcoming of people
of all skill levels, from beginning to very experienced and are a great way to
expand one’s musical base in an immersion experience. And they are a lot of
fun!
1. Common Ground on the Hill in Maryland offers many classes in singing in
different folk and popular traditions–Celtic, African American, Appalachian, the
Blues, etc. etc. There is an inter-racial Gospel choir every evening, utilizing
African American and Appalachia styles, that is open to
everyone. Www.commongroundonthehill.com
2. Augusta Heritage Center in W. Virginia has been providing music and
cultural workshops for the last thirty-plus years and is the grandmother of all of
these camps. They have six different theme weeks each summer, plus other
workshops during the year. Their Vocal Week is a great place to sing with
others in a variety of styles and to pick up new
repertoire. www.augustaheritage.com
3. Swannanona Gathering in the mountains of N.Carolina also provides six
different weeks of wonderful musical immersion theme
weeks. www.swangathering.com
www.swangathering.com
4. Centrum
In Seattle area there is Voice Works, which is a week of singing
and learning different styles and repertoire. www.centrum.org/voiceworks/
5. Folklore Society of Greater Washington
In Washington, D.C. area, where I
live,
FSGW sponsors a monthly Open Sing, a monthly Sacred Harp sing, concerts,
dances workshops and many other opportunities. It’s a great way to build
repertoire. Their newsletter is a clearing house for workshops, concerts, etc. Do
some detective work to see if there might be a similar group in your
area. www.fsgw.org
Leaders of Song Circles and Musical Education for Adults
1. VELMA FRYE, Tallahassee FL
Song circles, sacred song gatherings for women, chant circles
Seven Sacred Pauses: Singing Mindfully Dawn Through Dark - CD and
Songbook to accompany Macrina Wiederkehr's book.
http://www.VelmaFrye.com
2. TERRY GARTHWAITE, San Geronimo (Bay Area) CA
Song circles, drum circles, sacred song circles
CDs: The Joy of Cooking, Natural Rhythms (w/Becky Reardon),Joy of Sound,
Spirit Jingles
http://www.TerryGarthwaite.com
3. BECKY REARDON, Taos NM
Song circles, women's sacred circles, nature music
CDs: Inside the Outside, Songs for a Walk, Follow the Motion, Natural Rhythms
(w/Terry Garthwaite)
http://web.me.com/beckyreardon
4. M.U.G.A.B.E.E. - CARLTON & MAURICE TURNER, Raymond MS
Men Under Guidance Acting Before Early Extinction
Brothers divinely guided to be musicians, singers, rappers, songwriters,
producers, actors, poet and teachers, artists, vessels for the word, allowing it to
move through them in various forms of hip hop, jazz, spoken word, as well as,
rhythm and blues, rap, soul, reggae, and classical.
http://www.TurnerWorldAround.org
5. THRESHOLD CHOIRS founded by Kate Munger, Inverness CA
Threshold Choirs honor the ancient tradition of singing at the bedsides of people
who are struggling: some with living, some with dying. The voice, as the original
human instrument, is a true and gracious vehicle for compassion and comfort.
The choirs have spread throughout the US and abroad, and provide opportunities
to share the sacred gifts of their voices at life's thresholds.
http://www.ThresholdChoir.org
6. MUSIC FOR PEOPLE founded by Grammy award winning cellist David
Darling, Goshen CT
International network of music improvisors, open to everyone from professional
musicians and hobbyists to those who have had music squelched from their
lives. Helps people connect to their musical soul.
http://www.MusicForPeople.org
7. ELISE WITT, Pine Lake GA
Global, Local & Homemade Songs
Community Sings, World Harmony, Singing for Fun (for those who think they
can't, but secretly know they can), Vocal Improvisation (to free the musician
within)
Music that honors our diversity and celebrates our commonality as one human
family.
http://www.EliseWitt.com
SONGBOOKS, HYMNALS, INSTRUCTIONAL CD’S
AND INTERNET RESOURCES
1. New Century Hymnal (U.C.C.)
The index of Traditional hymns contains hymns from different cultures, such as:
African American, Caribbean,Chinese, Confucian, Dacheng, Dutch, English,
Finnish, French, German, Ghanaian, Greek, Hebrew, Irish, Jamaican, Japanese,
Mexican, Mozarabic, Native American, Netherlands, Norwegian, Phillipine, Pi-Po,
Puerto Rican, Scottish, Sicilian, Silesian, Slovak, South African, Swedish,
Swahili, Taiwanese, Urdu, Visayan, Welsh, Yigdal
2.Songs of Zion
A treasure trove of spirituals and hymns used in African American church.
3.“Dances of Universal Peace toward one world, withing & without.”
Instruction Booklet of Original Dances of Murshid Samuel L. Lewis
4.
“101 Hymn Stories.” Kenneth W. Osbeck
“Singing the Living Tradition.” Unitarian Universalist Association
5.
6. Rise Up Singing
1200 songs, multi-cultural index. Guitar chords and lyrics. No written music
(except “Rounds” section). Teaching CD’s can be invaluable. If you have a
“buddy” who is also doing music for healing, you might be able to purchase and
share.
7. Sonshine: Victory Edition (piano & leader copy)
Traditional and 20th century Protestant hymns with guitar chords and music
notation.
Created in particular for nursing home ministry.
8. Songs and Prayers from Taize
Ecumenical Christian chants in a number of different languages from Taize
community in France
9. The Internet can provide us with many resources! It is possible to find lyrics
and guitar chords for many songs.
10. YOU TUBE can also be a very good resource if you are trying to learn a
particular song. For example, a performance of most of the songs on this list can
be found there.
READING LIST
MUSIC and HEALING BOOKS
“The Relaxation Response.” Herbert Benson, M. D.
“The Mozart Effect.” Don Campbell
“Music Therapy at the End of Life” Edited by Cheryl Dileo/ J.V. Loewy
“The Healing Power of Sound” by Mitchell L. Gaynor M. D.
“The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music” Victor Wooten
“The Mysticism of Sound and Music.” The Sufi Teaching of Hazrat Inayat Khan
“The Power of Sound.” Joshua Leeds
“Music Is Healing.” Dr. Frances le Roux
“Effortless Mastery.” (Discussion and Guided Imagery on freeing oneself as a musician. Includes CD)
Kenny Werner
NEUROSCIENCE/BIO-MEDICAL BOOKS, WEBINAR & DVD
“Biomedical Foundations of Music as Therapy” by Dale B. Taylor
“Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain.” Oliver Sacks, M.D.
“Of Sound Mind and Body: Music and Vibrational Healing” DVD Features Don Campbell,
Deepak Chopra, Kay Gardner, Therese Schroeder Sheker, Steven Halpern
“Polyvagal Theory: Why This Changes Everything” A Webinar Session from The National Institute for the
Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (nicabm www.nicabm.com ) with Ruth Buczynski PhD and
Stephen Porges, PHD.
“THE MUSIC INSTINCT: SCIENCE AND SONG” DVD Features Neuroscientis Daniel
Levitin, Bobby McFerrin, Yo Yo Ma and others discussing the effects of music on the brain.
“This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession.” Daniel Levitin, Ph.D.
ARTICLES and CHAPTERS of BOOKS
“The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain.” (Chapter on music & healing.) Gene Cohen,
M.D.
“The American Book of Dying” (Especially chapter on “Henry the Helper”, addressing Cross Cultural
Aspects of Music & Healing) R. Groves/H. Klauser
BOOKS On LAMENT
“Message of the Psalms.” (Insight into utilizing laments.) Walter Brueggemann
"Prayers From the Darkness: The Difficult Psalms." Lyn Fraser (Insight into utilizing laments.)