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An Ellabration

That’s Sweet Honey in the Rock with part of an a capella tribute to Ella Jenkins, who’s been called “The First Lady of Children’s Music.”

Ellen Jenkins’ “Multicultural Songs”

That’s Ella Jenkins and friends with a little of a Caribbean nonsense song, “Caney Mi Macaro.” (cahni me mahcaro) It’s on a CD called Ella Jenkins Multi-Cultural Children’s Songs.

Labor Day with Ella Jenkins

That’s Ella Jenkins, one of this country’s great folksingers for young people, with a nursery rhyme especially for Labor Day.

Ella Jenkins

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Ella-Jenkins.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/5/2001 Ella Jenkins Transcript That’s the Chicago-based singer, Ella Jenkins with an African chant from her new CD from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. It’s called “Songs, Rhythms, and Chants for the Dance,” and on it, Ms. Jenkins blends a score of musical genres, from spirituals […]