promised lands

Songs

100 The Psalms & Hymns of Isaac Watts [aka Isaac Watts’ Hymns & Spiritual Songs]
Written by Isaac Watts, 1707

99 Israel In Egypt
Written by George Frideric Handel, 1738
Performed by The Monteverdi Choir
Conducted by John Elliot Gardiner, 2003

98 I’m Bound For The Promised Land [aka The Promised Land]
Written by Reverend Dr Samuel Stennett, 1787
Published in A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors,
Intended to Be an Appendix to Dr. Watts’ Psalms and Hymns, edited by John Rippon, 1787

97 I’m Bound For The Promised Land
Written by Reverend Samuel Stennett
Performed by The Charioteers, c.early 1940s

96 All Hail, Liberia Hail!
Words by Daniel Bashiel Warner, 1847
Music by Olmstead Luca, 1860
Performed by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, 2005

95 Promised Land
Written by Reverend Samuel Stennett
Performed by The Pioneer Sacred Harp Singers, c1926

94 O Brothers, Don’t Get Weary
Written by Unknown
Published in Slave Songs of the United States
By William Francis Allen, Charles Pickard Ware, and Lucy McKim Garrison, 1867

93 Great Camp Meeting [aka There’s A Great Camp Meeting In The Promised Land]
Written by Unknown.
Performed by The Fisk Jubilee Singers, 1909

92 The Promised Land [live]
Written by Cedar Walton
Performed by Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers, 1962

91 The Promise Land
Written & performed by Cedar Walton, 2001

90 Promised Land
Written & performed by Mose Allison, 1957

89 Promised Land
Written by Mose Allison
Performed by The George Wallington Quintet, 1957

88 Emigranti
Traditional
Performed by the Coro Marmolada, 1999

87 Tounka
Written & performed by Rokia Traore, 2008

86 Veradardz Avetyats Yerkir (Return To The Promised Land)
Music by Avet Terterian, 1991
From the film Veradardz Avetyats Yerkir (Return To The Promised Land),
Directed by Harutyun Khachatryan, 1991

85 A Terra Prometida
Written by Vinícius de Moraes
Music by Toquinho
Performed by Toquinho & Vinícius de Moraes, 1970

84 Tierra Prometida
Written & performed by Ángel Parra, 1974
From the film La Tierra Prometida - The Promised Land, directed by Miguel Littin, 1973

83 Canto a los Caídos [Song To The Fallen]
Written by Jorge Coulón Larrañaga, Luis Advis and José Seves Sepúlveda.
Music by Luis Advis
Performed by Inti-Illimani, 1975
From the film La Tierra Prometida - The Promised Land, directed by Miguel Littin, 1973

82 Krzesany
Written by Wojciech Kilar
Performed by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, 1974
From the film Promised Land, directed by Andrei Wajda, 1974

81 Promised Land
Music by Simon Stockhausen & Arvo Part
From the film Promised Land, directed by Amos Gitai, 2004

80 Femme Noire
Words by Leopold Sedar Senghor, 1945
Performed by Meissa M’Baye, 2007

79 Tierra Prometida
Written by Henry Castro
Performed by Celia Cruz, 1982

78 Promised Land
Written & performed by The Nairobi Sisters, 1975

77 Mabo
Written & performed by Yothu Yindi, 1994

76 E TU! [Stand!] Remix
Written by Dean Hapeta
Performed by Upper Hutt Posse, 1989

75 Izwe Lesithembiso - The Promised Land
Written & performed by Abaqondisi Brothers, 1998

74 Yafa! (Jaffa!)
Written by Mahmoud Salim al-Hout
Performed by Reem Kelani, 2005

73 Palestine [aka Prisoner Of Akka, aka Prisoner Of Acre]
Performed by Sijen 3aka, date unknown

72 Al Aqsa Intifada
Written & performed by The Rootsman & Muslimgauze, 2002

71 Cantata Dramatica (Identity Card)
Written by Salvador Arnita
Performed by Unknown

70 The Promised Land
Written & performed by Lili Haydn
Featuring George Clinton and Pharoah Sanders, 2003

69 Jerusalem
Written by William Blake
From Preface to Milton: A Poem, by William Blake, 1804

68 Jerusalem
Written by William Blake
Music by C Hubert Parry, 1916
Orchestration by Edward Elgar, 1922
Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 2004

67 Jerusalem
Written by William Blake
Performed by Mark Stewart & Maffia, 1983

66 Ya Roubou’a Biladi
Words & music by The Rahbani Brothers
Performed by Fairuz, 1972

65 Way Up In Jerusalem
Written & Performed by Mahalia Jackson, date unknown

64 I’m Bound For The Promised Land
Written by Reverend Dr Samuel Stennett, 1787
Performed by The Sallie Martin Singers with Cora Martin, 1969

63 Son De La Frontera
Written & performed by Fuga!
From the film Tierra Prometida, directed by Angel Estrada, 2003

62 East Of The River Nile
Written by Horace Swaby
Performed by Augustus Pablo, 1972

61 Homeward Bound/To Africa
Written by Basil Thompson
Performed by Creation Steppers, c1978

60 Ethiopia
Written Noel Williams
Performed by Lord Lebby & The Jamaican Calypsonians, 1955

59 Sweet Betsy In The Parlour
Traditional
Performed by Off to California, 2006

58 The Promised Land
Written & performed by Periwinkle, 1981

57 La Terre Promise
Composed by Jules Massenet, 1897-1899
Performed by Sylvie Pons, Patrick Garayt, The Dudaryk Boys' Choir,
The Leopolis Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Jean-Pierre Lore, 2005

56 The Promised Land Oratorio
Composed by Camille Saint Saëns,1913
Performed by Unknown, 1913

55 The Handcart Song
Written by J.D.T. McAllister, 1856
Performed by Margaret Young Boyle, 1952

54 Promised Land
Written by Elizabeth Boynton Harbert, c1871
Performed by Elizabeth Knight, 1958

53 Harriet Tubman
Written by Marcus Shelby
Performed by The Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, 2007

52 Musical Dramatic Folktale
Traditional music of the Kpelle of Liberia
Performed by Otto Giddings of Sanoyea, 1972

51 Enough
Written & performed by Abazar Hamid, 2008

50 Ala Dal’ona
Traditional/Afif Alvarez Bulos, Shams, & Maisa Assi
Performed by Shams & Maisa Assi, 2006

49 Ode To A Homeland
Written by Marcel Khalife
Performed by Marcel Khalife, 1994

48 Biladi
Written by Said Al Muzayin [aka Fata Al Thawra], date unknown
Music by Ali Ismael
Performed by: Unknown

47 Beladi [Motherland]
Words by Mustafa Kamel
Music by Said Darwish
Performed by Al Fat'h members, date unknown

46 Mawtini (My Homeland)
Written by Ibrahim Touqan, c 1934
Music by Mohammed Fuleifil/Flaifel
Performed by: Unknown, date unknown

45 Mawtini
Written by Ibrahim Touqan
Performed by Ilhamal Al Madfai, 2005

44 Tikvatenu/Hatikva
Written by Naftali Herz Imber, 1878
Performed by Jewish survivors of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, 1945

43 Yisra’el
Written & performed by Laibach & Silence, 2006

42 Slovenija
Written & performed by Buldozer, 1983

41 Exodus
Written by Robert Nesta Marley
Performed by Eyesburn, 1998

40 Exodus
Written by Robert Nesta Marley
Performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers, 1977

39 Shashamane Land
Written & performed by Roman Stewart, 2006

38 The Old Ship is Sailing for the Promised Land
Written by John Carson
Performed by Fiddlin' John Carson & His Virginia Reelers, 1929-30

37 Living In The Promiseland
Written by David Lynn Jones
Performed by Willie Nelson, 1986

36 Return To The Promised Land
Written and performed by Johnny Cash, 1992

35 Ghost Dance
Written & performed by Bill Miller, 2000

34 The Execution of Stepan Razin op.119
Poem written by Yevgeny Yevtushenko, 1964
Music composed by Dmitry Shostakovich, 1964

33 To The Promised Land
Written by Eric Zeisl, 1948
Performed by Unknown

32 Moses Und Aron
Written by Arnold Schoenberg, 1932
Performed by the Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester Leipzig
Conducted by Herbert Kegel, 1978

31 Theme Of Exodus
Written by Ernest Gold
Performed by Unknown
From the Film Exodus, directed by Otto Preminger, 1960

30 Exodus
Written by Ernest Gold
Performed by The Workshop Musicians, 1962

29 Exodus
Written by Ernest Gold
Performed by The Skatalites, 1964

28 Mujhe Gale Se Laga Lo [Embrace Me, I Am Very Sad]
Written & performed by Kamal Ahmed
From the film Swapnabhumi: the Promised Land,
Directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 2007

27 Tierra Prometida - El Periplo De Los Aborigenes Toba
[Promised Land - The Journey Of Aboriginal Toba]
Written & Performed by Ramiro N Alvarez, 2008
From the film Tierra Prometida - El Periplo De Los Aborigenes Toba,
Directed by Jorge Luis Nuñez and Gustavo Giorgetti, 2008

26 Suite Patagonia
Written & performed by Bruno Sanfilippo, 2000

25 Burn The Promised Land
Written by Fabiano Penna Correa
Performed by Rebaelliun, 1999

24 The Promised Land [Underground Mix]
Written by Joe Smooth
Performed by Joe Smooth & Anthony Thomas, 1987

23 Promised Land
Written & Performed by Chuck Berry, 1964

22 The Promised Land
Written by Chuck Berry
Performed by Elvis Presley, 1973

21 Morecambe Bay
Written & Performed by Stefano Giaccone, 2006

20 La Tierra Prometida
Written & performed by Nach, 2005

19 Sunugaal [Our Canoe]
Written & performed by Didier Awadi & Bouba ‘Kirikou’ Mendy, 2008

18 Bembe/The Promised Land
Written by Bobby Matos & Justo Almario
Performed by Bobby Matos and the Heritage Ensemble, 1993

17 High We Exalt Thee, Realm Of The Free
Words by Clifford Nelson Fyle, 1933
Music by John Joseph Akar
Performed by The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, 1998

16 Promised Land
Soundtrack by Kathryn Bostic
From the film Promised Land, directed by Yoruba Richen, 2009

15 Va pensiero sull'ali dorate [Go, thought, on wings of gold]
From the opera Nabucco, 1842
Libretto by Temistocle Solera, 1842
Music by Giuseppe Verdi, 1842
Performed by the Orchestra e Coro Dell'Arena Di Verona

14 Cori di Didone [Chorus of Dido]
Composed by Luigi Nono, 1958
Words from the poem la Terra Promessa, by Giuseppe Ungaretti, 1950
Performed by Les Percussions de Strasbourg
Conducted by Rupert Huber, 2001

13 Radio Romanista
Written & performed by Kal, 2009

12 Hada Leil
Written by Samer El-Salhy
Music by Bazel Zayed
Performed by Turab, 2006

11 Father And Dreadlocks
Written by Valden Dixon
Performed by Charlie Ace & Scorcher, c1977

10 Tedious
Written by Murvin Junior Smith
Performed by Junior Murvin, 1977

9 Don’t Let The Bastards (Get You Down)
Written by Kris Kristofferson, 1990
Performed by Kris Kristofferson, 2006

8 Promised Land
Written and performed by Bruce Springsteen, 1978

7 Jesus Will Lead Me To That Promised Land
Traditional
Performed by Sam Cooke and The Soul Stirrers, c1952

6 Zion Hill
Written and performed by Albert Ayler, 1968

5 The Promise True and Grand [aka Promised True and Grand]
Written by Booker T. Washington White
Performed by Bukka White, 1930

4 The Song of Moses: All Canaan’s Heathen Race
Libretto by John Hoadly, 1775
Composed by Thomas Linley Jnr., 1777
Performed by The Parley of Instruments Ensemble
Conducted by Peter Holman, 1997

3 Deuteronomy Chapter 32:39-43
Written by: Unknown
Performed by Gershom Sizomu, J.J. Keki, Aaron Kintu Moses, And Their Mother, Devorah, 2003

2 Give Another Israel A Try
Written and performed by Barry Brown, 1981

1 Next Stop Mars
Composed by Sun Ra
Performed by Sun Ra and the Arkestra, 1966

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