disc 1. The roots. Ose yie (Ashanti war chant) ; Sakadougou (Malinke ballad) ; Ake (Yoruba work chant) ; Kufidi M'Pala Bituta ; Ayilongo (Ghenya boatmen) ; Oba oba (homage to a king) ; Okaikoi (harvest ceremony) ; Ashiee tatle (Ga play song) ; Aja aja o (Yoruba fable) ; Falle-well Shisha medley (transitional hymn) ; Amazing grace, and the sermon
Shouts and early spirituals. How do you do, ev'rybody? (greeting shout) ; O, Lord, I'm waitin' on you (spiritual) ; Prayer (spiritual) ; Kneebone bend (prayer shout) ; Hark'e angel (watcher's shout) ; Yonder comes day (New Year shout) ; Goodbye, ev'rybody (farewell shout).
disc 2. Louisiana Creole. Tombeau, tombeau ; Je m'en vais finir mes jous ("Madelaine" song) ; Dans un brigatoire ; Au Place Congo. Pour la belle Layotte ; Fomme la dit, mo malheure ; Miche Banjo
Slave Christmas. Good mornin', good mornin' ("John Canoe" processional) ; All roun' de Glory Manger ; Mary, what you call yo' baby? ; Wonderful councillor
The long road to freedom : Underground Railroad. Follow the drinking gourd ; Steal away to Jesus ; There's a meeting here tonight ; Many thousan' gone ; The long road to freedom : the war. The colored volunteer ; We look like men of war ; Song of the First Arkansas Volunteers (Glory Hallelujah) ; Free at las'.
disc 3. Country moods. Ol' lady from Brewster (children's song) ; Hallie, come on (woman's field holler) ; Run, squirrel, whoa mule (game song) ; Fox chase (mouth organ) ; Chickens done crowed (sunrise holler) ; 'Way go Lily (children's song) ; Shine on (graveyard holler) ; Grey goose (ballad) ; Pick a bale o'cotton (hoedown) ; Li'l gal, li'l gal (game song) ; Go to sleepy (lullaby)
City moods. I got 'em (street cry) ; Hambone, hambone (children's pattin') ; Watermelon man (blues) ; Fare thee well, oh honey (blues) ; Blackberry woman (street cry) ; Easy rider blues (blues) ; Oh, Johnny Brown (ring game) ; I got 'em (street cry) ; Black woman (blues) ; Watermelon man (street cry).
disc 4. Ballads and frolics. Let the deal go down ; Betty and Dupree ; Eas' man ; John Henry ; Boll weevil
Bad men, booze and minstrels. Stagolee ; Joe Turner blues ; Honey, take a whiff on me ; Folk-minstrel scene. Go 'long Muley ; My baby in a guinea blue gown ; dat liar ; Finale.
disc 5. Muscles and sweat. Ho boys, catcha line 'em? ; Good Ir'n ; Go on, ol' gator ; Doncha hear yo' po' mother callin'? ; River sounding chant ; Nobody's business, Lord, but mine
My God is a rock. My God is a rock ; We are climbin' Jacob's ladder ; I am so glad ; I'll never turn back no mo' (and excerpt from Dr. King's speech) ; Lord, I don't feel noways tired.
