About

African songs

These lyrics are inspired by selections in Ants Will Not Eat your Fingers: A Selection of Traditional African Poems edited by Leonard W. Doob (New York: Walker and Company, 1966).

Road songs

Liz and Tom wrote these songs for fun. Many were first improvised on road trips.

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The authors

Liz Douthitt Sharp is a talented singer and lover of music.

Tom Sharp is a member of Seldovia Village Tribe, and is the author of numerous books.

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