Y Bai Ça

Genres / Genres

wake game/story-song, lewoz

Performers / Performers

Ferguston, Alpha

Herelle, Dickson

Albert, Prince

Herelle, Benton

Modest, McNeil

Gerard, Jones

Callisc, Lard

Jobier, Maford

Launes, Joseph

Editor

Disposition / Setting

Unspecified

Lieu / Location

Anse la Raye

Langage / Language

Créole Français de Sainte-Lucie

Session / Session

Anse La Raye I 7/62

Date / Date

18/07/1962

Information de référence / Reference information

T1168.0, Track 12 (00:01:08)

Sessions notes / Sessions notes

This session features performances by members of a La Rose (lewòz) society performing La Rose songs, a group of men performing wake and work songs, and two women performing lullabies.

Note d'enregistrement / Recording notes

Before the story begins, Alan Lomax attempts to discuss the text of the preceding song ?Marie Galante? with one of the performers (probably Alpha Ferguston). During the storytelling, note the series of calls and responses between the speaker and the audience.

Collection / Collection

Caribbean 1962

General information / Information générale

Ce document provient de la collecte réalisée par Alan Lomax dans les Petites Antilles en 1962. Propriété de l'Association for Cultural Equity. Pour toute autre utilisation, contactez l'Association for Cultural Equity (www.culturalequity.org)

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