
Langston Hughes
American writer and social activist (1901–1967)
Biography
James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. An early innovator of jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. Growing up in the Midwest, Hughes became a prolific writer at an early age. He moved to New York City as a young man, where he made his career. He studied at Columbia University in New York City. Although he dropped out, he gained notice from New York publishers, first in The Crisis magazine and then from book publishers, subsequently becoming known in the Harlem creative community. His first poetry collection, The Weary Blues, was published in 1926. Hughes eventually graduated from Lincoln University. In addition to poetry, Hughes wrote plays and published short story collections, novels, and several nonfiction works. From 1942 to 1962, as the civil rights movement gained traction, Hughes wrote an in-depth weekly opinion column in a leading black newspaper, The Chicago Defender.
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ল্যাংস্টন হিউজ (১ ফেব্রুয়ারি ১৯০২ - ২২ মে ১৯৬৭) ছিলেন একজন মার্কিন কবি, কলাম লেখক, প্রাবন্ধিক ও ঔপন্যাসিক।
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അമേരിക്കൻ കവിയും സാമൂഹികപ്രവർത്തകനുമായിരുന്നു ലാംഗ്സ്റ്റൺ ഹ്യൂഗ്സ്.((ജ: ഫെബ്: 1, 1902 – മ :മെയ് 22, 1967) അമേരിക്കയിലുടലെടുത്ത ജാസ് കവിതാശാഖയുടെ മുഖ്യപ്രണേതാക്കളിലൊരാളുമായിരുന്നു ഹ്യൂഗ്സ്.
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ਜੇਮਸ ਮਰਸਰ ਲੈਂਗਸਟਨ ਹਿਊਜ (1 ਫਰਵਰੀ 1902 – 22 ਮਈ 1967) ਜੋਪਲਿਨ ਮਿਸੂਰੀ ਤੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਅਮਰੀਕੀ ਕਵੀ, ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਕਾਰਕੁਨ, ਨਾਵਲਕਾਰ, ਨਾਟਕਕਾਰ, ਅਤੇ ਕਾਲਮਨਵੀਸ ਸੀ। ਉਹ ਉਸ ਵੇਲੇ ਦੇ ਨਵੇਂ ਸਾਹਿਤਕ ਕਲਾ ਰੂਪ ਦੇ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਖੋਜਕਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਸੀ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਜੈਜ਼ ਕਵਿਤਾ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਹਿਊਜ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਊਯਾਰਕ ਸਿਟੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਾਰਲੈਮ ਰੈਨਾਸੈਂਸ ਦੇ ਨੇਤਾ ਵਜੋਂ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਸਨੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਕਿ "ਨੀਗਰੋ ਖ਼ੂਬ ਚਲਦਾ ਸੀ", ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਬਾਅਦ ਵਿੱਚ "ਜਦੋਂ ਹਾਰਲੇਮ ਖ਼ੂਬ ਚਲਦਾ ਸੀ" ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ।
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லாங்ஸ்ரன் ஹியூஸ் (லாங்ஸ்டன் ஹியூக்ஸ், ) அமெரிக்காவில் மிஸூரியிலுள்ள ஜோப்லின் என்ற சிறிய நகரத்தில் 1902இல் பிறந்த கறுப்பினத்தவர். ஆங்கிலத்தில் எழுதியவர். 'கறுப்பர்களுக்காய்ப் புலம்பல் மற்றும் கவிதைகள்', 'ஒரு புதிய பாடல்', 'அன்புக்குரிய அழகிய மரணம்' முதலிய அநேக கவிதைத் தொகுப்புக்கள் வெளியாகியுள்ளன. புனைகதை, நாடகம், சுயசரிதை நூல்களையும் எழுதியுள்ளார். 1967இல் மரணமடைந்தார்.
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لینگسٹن ہیوز (انگریزی: Langston Hughes) ایک theatre manager، بچوں کے مصنف، سوانح نگار، شاعر، صحافی، عوامی صحافی، غنائیہ نگار، مصنف، مضمون نگار، ناول نگار اور ڈراما نگار تھے جن کا تعلق ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا سے تھا۔ انھوں نے 1926ء میں اپنی پیشہ ورانہ زندگی کا آغاز کیا۔
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Songs written
- Backlash Blueslyricist1967 · 125 releases
- Lonely Houselyricist1954 · 46 releases
- Goodbye Newport Blueswriter1960 · 26 releases
- Street Scene: Act I. No. 13 "Moon-faced, starry-eyed" (Dick McGann, Mae Jones)lyricist1947 · 24 releases
- Street Scene: Act I. No. 10 "Lonely House" (Sam Kaplan)lyricist1947 · 18 releases
- African Ladylyricist1961 · 14 releases
- Street Scene: Act II, Scene 1. N°18a "We'll go away together" (Rose Maurrant, Sam Kaplan)lyricist1947 · 12 releases
- A Little Lyric of Great Importancecomposer1960 · 10 releases
- Freedom Roadlyricist1960 · 10 releases
- Street Scene: Act I. No. 5b Aria "Somehow I could never believe" (Mrs. Maurrant)lyricist1947 · 10 releases
- Three Dream Portraits: No. 1. Minstrel Manlyricist1991 · 10 releases
- Street Scene: Act I. No. 12 Cavatina "What good would the moon be?" (Rose Maurrant)lyricist1947 · 9 releases
- Street Scene: Act II, Scene 1. N°17 "A boy like you" (Anna Maurrant)lyricist1947 · 9 releases
- Three Dream Portraits: No. 2. Dream Variationlyricist1999 · 9 releases
- Three Dream Portraits: No. 3. I, Toolyricist1999 · 9 releases
- Songfest: V. I, Too, Sing Americalyricist1993 · 8 releases
- Street Scene: Act I. No. 11 "Wouldn't you like to be on Broadway?" (Harry Easter, Rose Maurrant)lyricist1947 · 8 releases
- Street Scene: Act I. No. 14a "Remember that I care" (Rose Maurrant, Sam Kaplan)lyricist1947 · 8 releases
- Street Scene: Act I. No. 1b "Ain't it awful, the heat?" (Mrs. Fiorentino, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Olsen, Mr. Olsen)lyricist1947 · 7 releases
- Street Scene: Act II, Scene 1. N°19a "The woman who lived up there" (Rose Maurrant, Sam Kaplan, Mrs. Maurrant, Ensemble)lyricist1947 · 7 releases
- Dream Keeperlyricist1990 · 6 releases
- Got the World by the Tailcomposer1964 · 6 releases
- Street Scene: Act I. No. 2 Blues "I got a marble and a star" (Henry Davis, Mrs. Jones)lyricist1947 · 6 releases
- Street Scene: Act I. No. 3b Gossip Trio "Get a load of that" (Mrs. Fiorentino, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Olsen)lyricist1947 · 6 releases
- Street Scene: Act I. No. 4 Arietta "When a woman has a baby" (Mrs. Jones, Mr. Buchanan, Mrs. Maurrant, Mrs. Fiorentino)lyricist1947 · 6 releases
- Street Scene: Act II, Finale. N°22a "I loved her too" (Mr. Maurrant, Rose Maurrant, Ensemble)lyricist1947 · 6 releases
- Street Scene: Act II, Finale. N°22b: Don't Forget the Lilac Bush (Farewell Duet) (Sam Kaplan, Rose Maurrant)lyricist1947 · 6 releases
- Street Scene: Act II, Scene 2. N°20 Lullaby "Sleep, baby dear" (First & Second Nursemaidlyricist1947 · 6 releases
- Love Again Blueslyricist2014 · 5 releases
- Song to the Dark Virginlyricist1990 · 5 releases
- Songs of the Seasons: Winter Moonlyricist2019 · 5 releases
- Street Scene: Act I. No. 9b "Wrapped in a Ribbon and Tied in a Bow" (Jenny Hildebrand, Mrs. Hildebrand, Mrs. Maurrant, Mr. & Mrs. Fiorentino, Mr. & Mrs. Olsen, Mr. & Mrs. Jones, Henry Davis)lyricist1947 · 5 releases
- Street Scene: Act II, Scene 1. No. 15b Children's Game "One, Two, Three, Four, Superman” … “Catch me if you can" (Charlie Hildebrand, Grace Davis, Joan, Willie Maurrant)lyricist1947 · 5 releases
- Four Negro Songs: No. 1. Shake your brown feet, honeylyricist1997 · 4 releases
- Girllyricist2014 · 4 releases
- Heart of Goldlyricist2014 · 4 releases
- Searchlyricist2014 · 4 releases
- Sladké je žítlyricist1980 · 4 releases
- Song for a Dark Girllyricist2014 · 4 releases
- Street Scene: Act I. No. 7 Ice-cream Sextet (Mr. & Mrs. Fiorentino, Mr. & Mrs. Olsen, George Jones, Henry Davis)lyricist1991 · 4 releases
- Street Scene: Act II. N°15a Introduction: Morninglyricist1947 · 4 releases
- Too Bluelyricist2014 · 4 releases
- Šķiršanās blūzslyricist1988 · 4 releases
- Consider Melyricist1980 · 3 releases
- Crossinglyricist1994 · 3 releases
- Hei-hei blūzslyricist1988 · 3 releases
- I Dream a Worldlyricist2021 · 3 releases
- Ja man miljons būtu / Hārlemalyricist2002 · 3 releases
- Mortal Storm, op. 29: IV. Faithful Onelyricist1999 · 3 releases
- Mortal Storm, op. 29: V. Genius Childlyricist1999 · 3 releases
- Songs of the Seasons: Poème d'Automnelyricist2023 · 3 releases
- Street Scene: Act I. No. 8 "Let things be like they always was" (Frank Maurrant)lyricist1991 · 3 releases
- Street Scene: Act II, Finale. N°22c "Ain't it awful, the heat?" (reprise) (Mrs. Fiorentino, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Olsen, Abraham Kaplan)lyricist1991 · 3 releases
- Street Scene: Act II, Scene 1. No. 16 "There'll be trouble" (Mr. & Mrs. Maurrant, Rose Maurrant)lyricist1991 · 3 releases
- Street Scene: Act II, Scene 1. No. 19b Interludelyricist1991 · 3 releases
- What Good Would the Moon Be? (from "Street Scene")lyricist1993 · 3 releases
- Afrika-Songs, op. 29: Tante Sues Geschichtenlyricist1997 · 2 releases
- America Will Belyricist2019 · 2 releases
- April Songlyricist2023 · 2 releases
- As I Grew Older / Dreamerlyricist2020 · 2 releases
- Danse Africainelyricist2017 · 2 releases
- Daybreak in Alabamalyricist1998 · 2 releases
- Desire, op. 13: I. Desirelyricist2023 · 2 releases
- Desire, op. 13: II. Dreamlyricist2023 · 2 releases
- Desire, op. 13: III. Julietlyricist2023 · 2 releases
- Desire, op. 13: IV. Manlyricist2023 · 2 releases
- Despite the Dreamlyricist2019 · 2 releases
- Dream Variationslyricist1998 · 2 releases
- Four Negro Songs: No. 2. The cryin' blueslyricist2018 · 2 releases
- Four Negro Songs: No. 3. Jazz-Boyslyricist2018 · 2 releases
- Helen Kellerlyricist2017 · 2 releases
- In Time of Silver Rainlyricist2017 · 2 releases
- Jazz Band in a Parisian Cabaretlyricist2017 · 2 releases
- Mortal Storm, op. 29: I. A House in Taoslyricist2021 · 2 releases
- Mortal Storm, op. 29: II. Little Songlyricist2021 · 2 releases
- Mortal Storm, op. 29: III. Jaimelyricist2021 · 2 releases
- My Dreamlyricist2018 · 2 releases
- My Peoplelyricist2023 · 2 releases
- Peacelyricist2020 · 2 releases
- Silver Rain, op. 11: Carolina Cabinlyricist2023 · 2 releases
- Silver Rain, op. 11: Fulfillmentlyricist2023 · 2 releases
- Silver Rain, op. 11: In time of silver rainlyricist2023 · 2 releases
- Silver Rain, op. 11: Night Songlyricist2023 · 2 releases
- Silver Rain, op. 11: Silencelyricist2023 · 2 releases
- Silver Rain, op. 11: Sleeplyricist2023 · 2 releases
- Silver Rain, op. 11: Songslyricist2023 · 2 releases
- Song for a Dark Girllyricist1998 · 2 releases
- Songs of Separation: No. 5. A Black Pierrotlyricist2024 · 2 releases
- Songs of the Seasons: Summer Stormlyricist2023 · 2 releases
- Songs of the Seasons: Young Love in Springlyricist2023 · 2 releases
- Starslyricist2018 · 2 releases
- Street Scene: Act I. No. 14b Finaletto "I Got a Marble and a Star” (reprise) (Henry Davis, Ensemble)lyricist1991 · 2 releases
- Street Scene: Act I: N°5a Scene "She shouldn't be staying out nights" (Mr. & Mrs. Maurrant, Greta Fiorentino)lyricist1991 · 2 releases
- Street Scene: Act II, Scene 1. No. 18b The Murderlyricist1991 · 2 releases
- Street Scene: Act II, Scene 2. No. 21 Scene "Oh Officer"lyricist1991 · 2 releases
- Summer Nightlyricist2017 · 2 releases
- Tangled in the Ancient Endless Chainlyricist2019 · 2 releases
- The Breath of a Roselyricist2024 · 2 releases
- The Negro Speaks of Riverswriter2005 · 2 releases
- The Negro Speaks of Riverslyricist2018 · 2 releases
- Wouldn't You Like to Be on Broadway?lyricist1998 · 2 releases
- Afrika-Songs, op. 29: Das neue Kabaretmädellyricist1997 · 1 releases
- Afrika-Songs, op. 29: Elendlyricist1997 · 1 releases
- Afrika-Songs, op. 29: Harlemer Nachtliedlyricist1997 · 1 releases
- Afrika-Songs, op. 29: Introduktion & Duett: Ja?lyricist1997 · 1 releases
- Afrika-Songs, op. 29: Schnaps-Marylyricist1997 · 1 releases
- April Rain Songlyricist2025 · 1 releases
- Ballad of the Landlordlyricist1997 · 1 releases
- Ballad of the Landlordlyricist1983 · 1 releases
- Black Pierrot: I. A Black Pierrotlyricist2021 · 1 releases
- Black Pierrot: II. Breath of a Roselyricist2021 · 1 releases
- Black Pierrot: III. Jazzonialyricist2021 · 1 releases
- Black Pierrot: IV. Justicelyricist2021 · 1 releases
- Black Pierrot: V. Song for a Dark Girllyricist2021 · 1 releases
- Black Pierrot: VI. Silhouettelyricist2021 · 1 releases
- Black Pierrot: VII. To a Dead Friendlyricist2021 · 1 releases
- Blues Montagewriter1992 · 1 releases
- Dark Like Me, op. 18: I. Brass Spittoonslyricist2004 · 1 releases
- Dark Like Me, op. 18: II. Puzzledlyricist2004 · 1 releases
- Dark Like Me, op. 18: III. Afraidlyricist2004 · 1 releases
Songs recorded
- The Negro Speaks of Rivers10 versions
- The Weary Blues4 versions
- Blues Montage3 versions
- I, Too3 versions
- Mother to Son3 versions
- Ballad of the Gypsy2 versions
- Dream Boogie2 versions
- Dream Variations2 versions
- Dreams2 versions
- Harlem2 versions
- Homesick Blues2 versions
- Ma Lord2 versions
- Mulatto2 versions
- Negro2 versions
- Prayer2 versions
- The Struggle2 versions
- A Dream Deferred
- Afro-American Fragment
- Albert
- American Heartbreak
- As I Go
- As I Grew Older
- Aunt Sue's Stories
- Baby Born Today
- Bad Luck Card
- Bad Morning
- Beginnings: Introduction / Africa / The South / New Orleans / Jelly Roll Morton / Rags / Bunk Johnson / Scott Joplin / Louis Armstrong
- Beginnings: Introduction, Africa, the South, New Orleans; Jelly Roll Morton, Rags
- Border Line
- Bound North Blues
- Breath of a Spiritual
- Characteristics: A Break / A Riff / Boogie Woogie / Bix Beiderbecke / Duke Ellington / Earl Hines / Dizzy Gillespie / Lennie Tristano / Teenagers / Mary Lou Williams
- Christ is Born
- Could Be
- Dream Montage: Tell Me / Good Morning / Harlem / Same in Blues / Comment on Curb
- Dreams and Youth
- Dressed Up
- Elevator Boy
- Feet Live Their Own Life
- Feet o' Jesus
- Fire
- Flatted Fifths
- Genius Child
- Go Where I Send Thee
- Graduation
- Harlem [2]
- Hungry Blues
- I'm Gonna Testify
- If Anybody Ask You Who
- Is There Tomorrow
- Joy to the World
- Judgment Day
- Life Is Fine
- Little Old Letter
- Long Trip
- Mary, What You Gonna Name That Pretty Little Baby?
- Merry-Go-Round
- Midnight Raffle
- Miss Blues's Child
- Mississippi Levee
- Morning After
- Most Done Traveling
- Motto
- My People
- My Way’s Cloudy
- Negro Dancers
- Night and Morn
- No Regrets
- Oh Come All Ye Faithful
- One-Way Ticket
- Poor Little Jesus Boy
- Prayer Meeting
- Reverie on the Harlem River
- Rhythms of the World
- Rise Up Shepherd and Follow
- Roland Hayes Beaten
- Roses to the OGS / Part I - The Struggle: Harriet Tubman
- Silhouette
- Simple Plays a Prayer
- Simple-Intro.
- Song for a Dark Girl
- Suicide's Note
- Sweet Little Jesus Boy
- The Blues: Introduction / St. Louis Blues / Ma Rainey / Perdido Street Blues
- The Dream Keeper
- The Kids in School With Me (Poem)
- The Negro Speaks of Rivers (with intro)
- The Negro Speaks of Rivers - Introduction
- The Story of Jazz
- The Story of the Blues
- The Weary Blues (with intro)
- Tomorrow
- Too Blue
- Victim (Carl Craig remix) / Part I - The Struggle: Harriet Tubman
- Wake
- Wasn’t That a Mighty Day?
- Water-Front Streets
- Weary Blues
- When Sue Wears Red
- Wide River
- Words Like Freedom
- Youth
Film soundtracks
Albums
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