DESCRIPTION:
A step-it-down song by slaves to help keep their spirits up while working in the Virginia brickyards. For more information on origin see Akonting Session 11-Steal Up My Young Lady by Steve Levitt; also Bessie Jones, Rounder.

For more songs on the Akonting from West Africa and slave plantations, and information on scheduling a performance at your school, church, festival, etc. contact Steve Levitt at www.duelingshoes.com