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:: Title ::
Papa John
:: Genre ::
game song
:: Performers & Instruments ::
Alexander, Daniel [vocal]
Hille, George [boula drum]
Mitchell, Ralph [coupé drum]
Unidentified [vocal]
:: Setting ::
A meadow
:: Location ::
Petit Bacaye (Saint Andrew), None (Grenada)
:: Language ::
Grenadian Creole English
:: Culture ::
Grenadines, Grenada, Afro-Caribbean
:: Session ::
Petit Bacaye 8/62
:: Date ::
8/6/1962
:: Reference Information ::
T1218.0, Track 8 (00:03:01)
:: Original Format ::
Reel to Reel
:: Session Notes ::
1 - This session features a singing/drumming group performing songs and dances that accompany a game called the ?chicken game." It is described at various points by Antoinette Lomax and the performers. All of the performances feature call-and-response singing (usually between a lead singer and chorus) and often shouts of encouragement and/or taunts can be heard in the background directed at the blindfolded individual who is the focus of the chicken game. The first performance can be heard on Caribbean Voyage: Grenada (Rounder CD 1728). [Source: Recordings and Field Log]
