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    Bilal Abdurahman Sound, Rhythm, Rhyme and Mime for Children

    Smithsonian Folkways
    • Bilal Abdurahman – The Journey Through The Forest
    • 1. Sounds Are All Aroun Us
    • 2. Join The Funny Parade
    • 3. The City Block
    • 4. The Bus
    • 5. The Subway Train
    • 6. The Summer
    • 7. The Journey Through The Forest
    • 8. Saw-a-Rhythm
    • 9. Hammer and Saw
    • 10. Sawyer's March
    • 11. Fan Rythm
    • 12. Fan, Clarinet, Tambourine
    • 13. Pennywhistle, Woodblock Scrapes
    • 14. Witty, Ditty and Variations
    • 15. Body Rhythms
    • 16. Typewriter Rhythms
    • 17. Typewriter and Woodblock
    • 18. 8 String Harp (Ennaga) Uganda
    • 19. 1 String Etiopian Viol
    • 20. Bells
    • 21. Rhythm for Mime...

    Bilal Abdurahman is the man behind the East New York Ensemble (featured on Soul Jazz Records' New Thing). He is a super-deep guy! This is a set of musical pieces made for children to play with. Left-field indeed!

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