{"product_id":"0018964066727-selections-1976-19","title":"Selections 1976-1988","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRODUCT DESCRIPTION \u003cbr\u003e This 2-CD set features Sweet Honey Rock's finest recordings spanning 1976-1988. The repertoire of this powerful a capella ensemble of African-American women singers covers an unprecedented range of original and traditional songs. Their sound is earthy, solid and refreshing, with an exciting range of vocal styles and harmonic blends. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e AMAZON \u003cbr\u003e Of course they're preachy--that's what preachers do. The long-running black women's a cappella group (plus an extra member who signs the songs in American Sign Language) is absolutely serious about their historically researched narratives of women and liberation: the struggle against oppression is serious business. But Bernice Johnson Reagon and the group she's led since 1973 also sing like the angels, with harmonies drawn from black American gospel and African traditional music, and when their voices fall to a charged hush, wailing and humming in solidarity, they're incredibly powerful. Selections draws on the group's first eight albums, including their long-out-of-print second disc, and it's almost all richly soulful and uplifting. --Douglas Wolk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40743110344801,"sku":"0018964066727","price":7.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_600996_jpg.jpg?v=1706546281","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/0018964066727-selections-1976-19","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}