Ghetto Reality, by Nancy Dupree

Ghetto Reality

by Nancy Dupree

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1.	What Do I Have? 03:01	buy track
2.	James Brown 02:48	buy track
3.	Bag Snatchin' 02:46	buy track
4.	Docta King 05:35	buy track
5.	Virgin Mary 03:00	buy track
6.	I Want 03:34	buy track
7.	Frankenstein 00:55	buy track
8.	Cold 02:16	buy track
9.	Jingle Bells 03:48	buy track
10.	Call Baby Jesus 04:12	buy track

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Nancy Dupree initially found her elementary school music students in Rochester, NY resistant to participation in class. Once she dropped the standard literature (which asked "Mr. Bear" to "come and play") and began composing music that bore relevancy to contemporary society and to their very tuned-in and grownup interests, she found they immediately took to performing. Her songs addressed the contributions icons James Brown and Jelly Roll Morton made to society, the intangible assets each child naturally possessed ("What do I have? Guts...heart...and soul") and fighting for civil rights ("I want my freedom; I want it now"). Not only did singing about meaningful issues in real musical styles reveal the immense talents the students had, but it gave all a critical lesson in empowerment.

Learn more: folkways.si.edu/nancy-dupree/ghetto-reality/african-american-spoken-childrens/music/album/smithsonian

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released January 1, 1969

Nancy Dupree - Artist
Ronald Clyne - Designer
Leslie Joyner - Photographer (Cover)

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