Carolina Chocolate Drops - Genuine Negro Jig

Carolina Chocolate Drops — Genuine Negro Jig

15th Anniversary edition of the Grammy-winning album!

Includes the original album plus nine bonus tracks!

Nonesuch Records releases a 15th anniversary edition of Carolina Chocolate Drops' 2010 Grammy Award-winning album Genuine Negro Jig on January 23, 2026. The reissue, featuring founding band members Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens, and Justin Robinson, includes the original album and nine bonus tracks: seven previously unreleased tracks plus a 2025 remaster of "City of Refuge" and a 2025 mix of "Memphis Shakedown."

This release marks the album's first time on vinyl since its original pressing in 2010. The bonus track "Here Rattler," a traditional tune that Justin Robinson learned from Grand Ole Opry star Grandpa Jones and African American banjoist John Snipes, is available today. It features Robinson on the banjo, Giddens on the fiddle, and Flemons on the rhythm bones.

LP 1 Side A

1. Peace Behind the Bridge

2. Trouble in Your Mind

3. Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine

4. Hit 'Em up Style

5. Cornbread and Butterbeans

6. Snowden's Jig (Genuine Negro Jig)

LP 1 Side B

1. Why Don't You Do Right?

2. Cindy Gal

3. Kissin' and Cussin'

4. Sandy Boys

5. Reynadine

6. Trampled Rose

LP 2 Side A

1. Avalon

2. Georgie Buck

3. City of Refuge (2025 Remaster)

4. Will Adams Breakdown

LP 2 Side B

1. Jack O' Diamonds

2. Bring It Home

3. Here Rattler

4. Little Rabbit

5. Memphis Shakedown (2025 Mix)

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