Mama Mwen Mal Marière (Mama, He's Making Eyes At Me)

Genres / Genres

drinking song

Performers / Performers

Unidentified

Ferguston, Alpha

Disposition / Setting

Unspecified

Lieu / Location

Anse La Raye

Langage / Language

Créole Français de Sainte-Lucie

Session / Session

Anse La Raye II 7/62

Date / Date

25/07/1962

Information de référence / Reference information

T1185.0, Track 04 (00:02:54)

Sessions notes / Sessions notes

This session features different groups of singers performing drinking songs (chanté abwè), game songs, and work songs. Some of the game songs can be heard on Caribbean Voyage: Brown Girl in the Ring (Rounder CD 1716).

Note d'enregistrement / Recording notes

Alternating solo and chorus sections. Chorus sings in parallel harmony.

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)