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:: Title ::
Request for kont (song story) by Alan Lomax
:: Genre ::
spoken
:: Performers & Instruments ::
Canovil, Amil [vocal]
Lomax, Alan [vocal]
Unidentified [vocal]
:: Group Name ::
Wake Group
:: Setting ::
Unspecified
:: Location ::
Mahaut (None), Saint Paul (Dominica)
:: Language ::
English
:: Culture ::
Caribbean, Dominica, Afro-Caribbean
:: Session ::
Mahaut II 6/62
:: Date ::
6/23/1962
:: Reference Information ::
T1124.0, Track 10 (00:00:19)
:: Original Format ::
Reel to Reel
:: Session Notes ::
1 - This session features songs and song stories (kont) that typically accompany a wake. Styles / genres include bélè (also bèlè), hymns, and work songs, as well as a number of interviews. [Source: Editor]