GHETTO REALITY

Description

Nancy Dupree plays “Ghetto Reality” in 1970 at a school in New Jersey. Accompanied by a class of children, she decided to teach music her own way. Refusing the codes imposed by the establishment, she offers in her music classes a modern reading of society, through a few simple themes that are fascinating for the youth of the black ghettoes. Elvis Presley, James Brown, poverty... With extraordinary simplicity and energy, Nancy Dupree and her Group of Rochester, N.Y. youngsters record a historic, moving, and absolutely unique musical moment! Just accompanied by piano and clap hands, the students in the group throw themselves wholeheartedly into the delicate exercise that is a recording session. Between a gospel choir and urban blues, the songs speak of life, of the condition of black people in America in the 70s. A beautiful and heartbreaking testimony to a place, a city, an era. The touching young voices soar and have fun to the sound of their teacher’s keyboard. And plunge the listener into a timeless, dreamlike atmosphere! The warm, magnificent, and sometimes off-key voices are endearing, and the groove specific to most “black” music generates that inimitable swing! This record demonstrates Nancy Dupree’s desire to play a social and significant role in the history of this neighborhood. A committed and courageous involvement at the time of the Civil Rights! This record is a rare gem. Released in 1970 by Smithsonian Folkways under the guidance of the prestigious Library of Congress, this is a first reissue that Moi J'Connais Records and Mississippi Records are offering this spring. A necessary and grandiose record, with no age or style limits, no references or musical tastes!