The Fisk Jubilee Singers - Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album) (CD)

Details: 2020 release. Includes guest appearances from CeCe Winans, Keb' Mo, Lee Ann Womack, The Fairfield Four, Ruby Amanfu, Rod McGaha, Jimmy Hall, Rodney Atkins and others. The Fisk Jubilee Singers are an American a cappella ensemble that performs Negro spirituals originally sung by slaves prior to the Civil War. The first group of Singers arranged the music and took it on the road beginning in 1871 introducing the public to a new genre that remains a vibrant musical tradition today. On November 16, 1871, a group of unknown singers - all but two former slaves and many still in their teens - arrived at Oberlin College in Ohio to perform before a national convention of ministers. After a few standard ballads the chorus sang spirituals and other songs associated with slavery. It was one of the first public performances of the secret music African Americans sang in the fields and behind closed doors for generations.

Tracklist:

1. Wade in the Water
2. Blessed Assurance (Featuring Cece Winans)
3. I Believe (Featuring Keb' Mo')
4. Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right (Featuring Lee Ann Womack)
5. Rock My Soul (Featuring the Fairfield Four)
6. I Want Jesus to Walk with Me (Featuring Ruby Amanfu)
7. When the Saints Go Marching in (Featuring Rod McGaha)
8. Way Over in Egypt Land
9. Glory / Stranger (Featuring Derek Minor ; Shannon Sanders)
10. Working on a Building (Featuring Rodney Atkins)
11. My Lord Is So High
12. I Saw the Light (Featuring Jimmy Hall)