Ricca, Brad
Summary: " 'Brad Ricca's Olive MacLeod is my favorite sort of woman from history--bold and unconventional, utterly unsinkable--and her story is so full of adventure and acts of courage, it's hard to believe she actually lived. And yet she did! Brad Ricca has founda heroine for the ages, and written her tale with a winning combination of accuracy and imagination.' --author Paula McLain. From the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TEMPLE, O RICEdikanfo (Musical group)
Summary: Glitterbeat present the first-ever reissue of The Pace Setters, the classic 1981 debut album from this much revered Ghanaian band Edikanfo. Vibrantly produced by British sound explorer Brian Eno in Accra, Ghana. Highlife meets Afro-funk. Almost four decades after a coup d'état in Ghana prematurely halted their career, Edikanfo's surviving band members are at last gearing up to reissue and tour...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN EDIContents: Avante juventude (Os Anjos) -- Senhor doutor (Quim Manuel O Espirito Santo) -- N'hoca (Tony Von) -- Kia Lomingo (Urbano De Castro) -- Bina (Jovens Do Prenda) -- Mabelé (Oscar Neves) -- Agarrem (Africa Ritmos) -- Saudades de Luanda (Os Kiezos) -- Bongololo (Kito) -- N'ga kunu m'butu (Muhongo) -- Lemba (Negoleiros Do Ritmo) -- Snipes (Dicanzas Do Prenda) -- Bazooka (Carlos Lamartine e Águias...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Analog Africa 2013
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN ANGContents: Rei do palhetinho / Mamukueno -- Comboio / Os Kiezos -- Ilha virgem / Jovens Do Prenda -- Ulungu wami / Ze Da Lua -- Pachanga Maria / Os Bongos -- Tira sapato / Dimba Diangola -- N'gui banza mama / Santos Junior -- Mi cantando para ti / N'Goma Jazz -- Macongo me chiquita / Ferreira Do Noascimento -- Uma amiga / David Ze -- Farra na madrugada / Jovens Do Prenda -- Semba braguez / Os Korimbas --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Analog Africa 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN ANGJutras, Benoit
Contents: Jeux d'eau (4:20) -- Mer noire (5:30) -- Tzelma (3:00) -- Africa (2:24) -- Remous (7:15) -- Svencounia (6:20) -- Nostalgie (4:08) -- Simcha (5:40) -- Gamelan (5:57) -- Ephra (4:55) -- Désert (7:18) -- Terre aride (44:25) -- O (2:17).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 1998
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC CIRClaussell, Joe.
Contents: disc one: The mix. Africa caribe (Joaquin "Joe" Claussell) -- disc two: The singles / remixed by Joaquin "Joe" Claussell. African fantasy (Lou Pérez) ; Undeniable love (Jai veda) ; Mambo Mongo (Mongo Santamaría) ; Changó (Celia Cruz) ; Lucumí (Eddie Palmieri) ; Exodus (Ray Barretto) ; O mi shangó (Mongo Santamaría) ; Mi congo te llama (Eddie Palmieri) ; Me voy ahora (Ismael Miranda).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fania 2011
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN CLAStill, William Grant
Contents: Symphony no. 2 (Song of a new race) in G minor = Symphonie Nr. 2 (Lied einer neuen Rasse) in g-Moll = Symphonie no 2 (Chant d'une race nouvelle) / William Grant Still (29:13) -- Negro folk symphony : The bond of Africa ; Hope in the night ; O, le' me shine, shine like a morning star! / William Levi Dawson (28:12) -- Harlem : Largo / Duke Ellington ; orch. Luther Henderson (Walter White, William...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chandos 1993
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL STIKlepeis, Alicia
Summary: This book is an introduction to the unique people, plants, animals, geographical features, history, cultures, and today's tourism of Africa.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 960 KLEHenry, O.
Summary: "Texas troubadour, convicted embezzler, and adopted New Yorker William Sidney Porter--better known as O. Henry--was one of the world's great storytellers. A master of cunning plots and a gifted humorist, he is best known today for his beloved tale "The Gift of the Magi." But O. Henry's palette of moods and methods was as expansive as his exuberant imagination. This Library of America volume...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 2021
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Summary: Africa is often called the Cradle of Humankind. Millions of years ago, it was home to the very first humans, and today it remains a vibrant land filled with diverse cultures. Readers will tour Africas varied landscape and get a close look at its many iconic plants and animals. They will also learn about the continents history and discover how its people live today. Features include engaging...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 960 WANAmanaz
Contents: Amanaz--I am very far--Sunday morning--Khala my friend--History of man--Nsunka Lwendo--Africa--Green apple--Making the scene--Easy street--Big enough--Kale
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Normal records 0000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN AMASummary: A collection of extraordinary plaques, seized as loot during the colonial aggression that ended the powerful Benin Empire in 1897, depict life in the African kingdom's royal court at its height. In this program art historian Gus Casely-Hayford travels to legendary Timbuktu, the Great Mosque of Djenn, the Oba Royal Palace, and Dogon country to learn more about how the plaques were made and what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011