Commentary by Alan Lomax on School Song

Genres / Genres

spoken, commentary

Performers / Performers

Lomax, Alan

Disposition / Setting

Unspecified

Lieu / Location

Woodford Hill

Langage / Language

Anglais

Session / Session

Woodford Hill 6/62

Date / Date

27/06/1962

Information de référence / Reference information

T1139.0, Track 05 (00:00:10)

Sessions notes / Sessions notes

This session features a variety of groups and performance styles. It begins with a group performing songs and game songs that would typically be sung during a wake, followed by a work group gang, a bélè (also bélé) group, and a steel band. The session concludes with two performances of children?s songs and lullabies. Some of the recordings can be found on Caribbean Voyage: Dominica (Rounder 1724).

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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