"African American Legacy Series: A Life of Song" - Ella Jenkins

• artist:Ella Jenkins
• region:North America
• release year:2011
• style(s):Children's music
• country:USA
• formats:Audio File / Digital, CD (Compact Disc)
• record posted by:Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
• label:Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Links

• Smithsonian Folkways African American Legacy Series
• Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• “We Love You Ella!”
• Sound Sessions from Smithsonian Folkways - Interview with Ella Jenkins
• Ella Jenkins Artist Spotlight

In A Life of Song, Ella Jenkins, “The First Lady of Children’s Music,” offers stories and songs that speak to her youthful years as an African American child in a multi-cultural world. Her career of more than a half century earned her the first Lifetime Achievement Grammy award for a children’s music artist, and her more than thirty recordings teach us to learn from one another while taking pride in our own heritage. This African American Legacy recording of Ella singing with children from the Cool Classics after-school program spotlights her own heritage while showing her delight for the traditions of others. 36 minutes, lyrics, photos, 28-page booklet.

This recording is the sixth release in the Smithsonian Folkways African American Legacy Series, co-presented with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.