Sunset in the Tropics: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Sunset in the Tropics, credited to James Weldon Johnson, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Sunset in the Tropics by James Weldon Johnson. Read in English by Algy Pug; Amanda Vickery; Bruce Kachuk; Claudia Salto; David Lawrence; Jason Mills; J Korth; Julia Niedermaier; KHand; Lee Ann Howlett; Leonard Wilson; MaryAnn; SkyAlbatross; and sarah louise pieplow. The author of this poem, James Weldon Johnson, served as U. S. Consul to Venezuela and Nicaragua, was an early leader in the NAACP and contributed to the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. He had a broad appreciation for black artists, musicians and writers, and worked to heighten awareness of their creativity. (from Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Sunset in the Tropics
• Author credits: James Weldon Johnson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 14
• Listed recording duration: 17:26

Catalogue topics

• nature
• african american
• sunset
• tropics

Track guide

1. 01 - Sunset in the Tropics - read by ALP — 1:15
2. 02 - Sunset in the Tropics - read by ALV — 1:01
3. 03 - Sunset in the Tropics - read by BK — 1:07
4. 04 - Sunset in the Tropics - read by CCS — 1:22
5. 05 - Sunset in the Tropics - read by DL — 1:14
6. 06 - Sunset in the Tropics - read by JCM — 1:11
7. 07 - Sunset in the Tropics - read by JK — 1:02
8. 08 - Sunset in the Tropics - read by JN — 1:22
9. 09 - Sunset in the Tropics - read by KJH — 1:01
10. 10 - Sunset in the Tropics - read by LAH — 1:15
11. 11 - Sunset in the Tropics - read by LLW — 1:22
12. 12 - Sunset in the Tropics - read by MAS — 1:26
13. 13 - Sunset in the Tropics - read by SABT — 1:19
14. 14 - Sunset in the Tropics - read by SLP — 1:28

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