Contents: Dadje von o von non (Gnonnas Pedro et ses Dadjes) (3:53) -- Feeling you got (El Rego et ses Commandos) (3:44) -- Honton soukpo gnon (Antoine Dougbé) (7:05) -- E nan mian nuku (El Rego et ses Commandos) (4:26) -- Tin lin non (Honoré Avolonto et l'Orchestre Poly-Rythmo) (8:48) -- Okpo videa bassouo (Gnonnas Pedro et ses Panchos) (3:30) -- Ya mi ton gbo (Antoine Dougbé et l'Orchestre Poly-Rythmo)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Analog Africa 2009
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN LEGKneib, Martha
Summary: "The West African nation of Benin was once a French colony, but today, it has its own government, economic system, and rich culture. Readers explore Benin's past and present while discovering the keys to its future as they encounter fact-filled main text presented alongside helpful sidebars and internet links that encourage further research. In addition, readers are able to take a hands-on...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 966.83 KNEContents: The bata repertoire for Egungun in Pobè. Ako (2:43) ; Alujo (4:24) ; Kiriboto (2:04) ; Ogogo (3:44) ; Potpourri (3:16) -- Rhythm for Shango in Pobè (bata ensemble). Aluja (3:24) -- The bata repertoire for Shango in Sakété. Oba koso (2:56) ; Omenaga (4:29) ; Lade lade (2:31) ; Oke (4:10) ; Ajagunan (2:30) -- Three rhythms of the dundun ensmeble from Adjarra. Eskikesi (3:50) ; Olomelekan...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian/Folkways 1996
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN YORContents: Cucala (3:20) -- La vida es un carnaval (4:33) -- Sahara (4:37) -- Baila yemaya (2:55) -- Toro mata (4:30) -- Elegua (3:06) -- Quimbara (4:34) -- Bemba colorá (3:45) -- Oya diosa (3:27) -- Yemaya (1:37).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN KIDOrchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou (Musical group)
Contents: 1. Ne Rien Voir, Dire, Entendre [Vodoun rythme] / Melome Clement (5:25) -- 2. Houzou Houzou Wa [Jerk Fon rhthme] / Leopold Yehouessi (4:19) -- 3. Adjro Mi [Cavacha Fon rythme] / Vincent Ahehehinnou (6:19) -- 4. Karateka [Sato rythme] / Bernard "Papillon" Zoudegnon (4:00) -- 5. Akoue We Gni Gan [Jerk Fon] / Melome Clement (3:20) -- 6. N'Goua [Sato rythme] / Melome Clement (6:08) -- 7. Honton Kan...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Analog Africa 2013
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN ORCContents: Africa is my root / (Osayomore Joseph and the Creative Seven) (6:48) -- Ta gha hunsimwen / (Akaba Man & the Nigie Rockets) (6:02) -- Popular side / (Akaba Man and the African Pride) (7:24) -- Iranm Iran (5:30) ; Sakpaide no 2 (6:26) / (Sir Victor Uwaifo and his Titibits) -- Ta ghi rare / (Akaba Man & the Nigie Rockets) (7:19) -- My name is money / (Osayomore Joseph) (4:50) -- Ogbov omwan /...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN EDOKidjo, Angélique
Contents: Choose love -- Dignity / with Yemi Alade -- Africa / with Mr Eazi & Salif Keita-- One of a kind -- Mother nature -- Do yourself / with Burna Boy -- Meant for me / feat. Shungudzo -- Omon oba / with Zeynab & Lionel Loueke -- Free & equal / with Sampa the Great -- Fired up / feat. Blue Lab Beats & Ghetto Boy -- Take it or leave it / with EarthGang -- Mycelium / with -M- -- One Africa...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN KIDCowen-Fletcher, Jane.
Summary: On market day in a small village in Benin, Yemi tries to watch her little brother Kokou and finds that the entire village is watching out for him too.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COWCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC COWKidjo, Angelique.
Summary: Featuring Kidjo's unique interpretations of songs from artists as diverse as James Brown, Otis Redding, Miriam Makeba, and Santana, and including guests John Legend, Roy Hargrove, and Dianne Reeves, this album is a truly diverse collection reflecting the music that inspired Kidjo growing up.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Razor & Tie 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN KIDSummary: In the first film of the collaboration between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, Don Lope de Aguirre dreams about conquering South America and leads his army on a doomed mission into oblivion. Jonathan Harker embarks on a long journey over the Carpathian Mountains to finalize real estate arrangements with a wealthy nobleman, little realizing that he is about to become involved with a dangerous...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN HEROrchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
Contents: Ou c'est lui ou c'est moi (8:45) -- Yeye we nou mi (6:18) -- La la la la (12:06) -- Egni miton? Nin mi na wa gbin (6:13).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Analog Africa 2011
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN ORCOrchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
Contents: Ne te fâches pas (4:50) -- Pardon (4:05) -- Von vo nono (3:52) -- Koumi dédé 4:15) -- Gbeti madjro (3:12) -- Ocè (5:03) -- Tegbé (4:34) -- C'est lui c'est moi-Mariage (5:02) -- Holonon (3:24) -- Ma vie (3:47) -- Lion is burning (4:42).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Strut 2011
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Summary: "Victor Sebestyen's riveting biography of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin--the first major biography in English in nearly two decades--is not only a political examination of one of the most important historical figures of the twentieth century but also a fascinating portrait of Lenin the man. Brought up in comfort and with a passion for hunting and fishing, chess, and the English classics, Lenin was...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LENIN, VLADIMIR ILYICH SEBKimura, Yukie
Summary: "When Yukie Kimura was eight years old, her family lived on a tiny island near the coast of northern Japan, where her father was a lighthouse keeper. Her days were filled with adventure and nature: collecting seagull eggs to bake cookies, finding fresh seafood on the shore, and digging for fossils in a cave. But it was also 1945, the final year of World War II. Then, during one sunny weekend,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KIMLassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LASSummary: 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...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Kalish, Mildred Armstrong.
Summary: Mildred Armstrong Kalish's "Little Heathens" is a compelling memoir of her hardscrabble life on an Iowa farm during the 1930s. With no electricity or indoor plumbing and with little heat or money on the farm, Mildred learns to find joy in the priceless blessings of life.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 977.7 KALLing, Vinetta Bell Quay
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: V.B. Ling 1988
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1 available in Reference Office, Call number: R-Gen 929.2 BEVINS LingSwanson, Doug J.
Summary: " The astonishing story of Benny Binion-a rip-roaring saga of murder, money, and the making of Las Vegas Benny Binion was many things: a cowboy, a pioneering casino owner, a gangster, a killer, and founder of the hugely successful World Series of Poker. Blood Aces tells the story of Binion's crucial role in shaping modern Las Vegas. From a Texas backwater, Binion rose to prominence on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BINION, BENNY BINSmith, Donald
Summary: "When the Cold War split the German capital of Berlin in half, between East and West, one neighborhood was trapped in the middle. For more than twenty years, the hamlet of Steinstuecken was caught in a tug-of-war between the Americans and the Communists. Steinstuecken: A Little Pocket of Freedom, tells this hamlet's story and examines its impact on the Cold War in Europe. Steinstuecken...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acclaim Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943 SMISummary: It is the basis of many a myth, folk tale, and adventure story-the act of confronting a nearly insurmountable obstacle, either physical or mental, in order to enter the realm of adulthood and self-knowledge. Some rites of initiation may seem bizarre or extreme to Westerners, but within the societies that uphold those traditions they are worth every ounce of pain and endurance required. This...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Buttigieg, Pete
Summary: Once described by the Washington Post as "the most interesting mayor you've never heard of," Pete Buttigieg, the thirty-six-year-old Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has improbably emerged as one of the nation's most visionary politicians. First elected in 2011, Buttigieg left a successful business career to move back to his hometown, previously tagged by Newsweek as a "dying city,"...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BUTCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BUTTIGIEG, PETE BUTCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B BUTTIGIEG BUTSummary: The world's quirkiest crime-solving antiques hero is back! Much to Lovejoy's annoyance, he's not the only one on a never-ending quest for wealth and valuables. However, while he proves unstoppable in the face of sinister Italians, vengeful customers and even Eric's vintage motorbikes, can he manage to escape the snares of love?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2008
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV LOVCarr, Barnes
Summary: It remains the most audacious spy plot in American history--a bold and extremely dangerous operation to invade Russia, defeat the Red Army, and mount a coup in Moscow against Soviet dictator Vladimir Ilich Lenin. After that, leaders in Washington, Paris, and London aimed to install their own Allied-friendly dictator in Moscow as a means to get Russia back into the war effort against Germany....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020