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| :: Title :: |
Timi, Timi, Zewon (continued) |
| :: Genre :: |
wake game/story-song |
| :: Performers & Instruments :: |
| Alexander, Willie [vocal] |
| Allert, Sonnel [vocal] |
| Anjou, Clyde [vocal] |
| Bristol, Charles [vocal] |
| Caliste, Canute [vocal] |
| George, Lenus [vocal] |
| Joseph, Conrad [vocal] |
| Joseph, Gorine [vocal] |
| Joseph, Kingston [vocal] |
| Joseph, Matteson [vocal] |
| Joseph, Newton [vocal] |
| Joseph, Sidney [vocal] |
| Sylvester, Avoide [vocal] |
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| :: Group Name :: |
Wake Group |
| :: Setting :: |
A wake |
| :: Location :: |
L'Esterre (None), Carriacou (Grenada) |
| :: Language :: |
Carriacou Creole French |
| :: Culture :: |
Grenadines, Carriacou, Afro-Caribbean |
| :: Session :: |
L'Esterre 7/62
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| :: Date :: |
7/30/1962 |
| :: Reference Information :: |
T1193.0, Track 9 (00:00:43) |
| :: Original Format :: |
Reel to Reel
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| :: Session Notes :: |
| 1 - Alan Lomax`s field log lists the age and profession of the performers as follows:
Charlie [Charles] Bristol ? 57, seaman
Newton Joseph ? 51, laborer
Sidney Joseph ? 37, sailor
Sonnel Allert ? 32, seaman
Gorine Joseph ? 51, laborer
Willie Alexander ? 80, sailor
Canute Harris ? 34, shipwright
Lenus George ? 16, student
Matteson Joseph ? 42, shipwright
Avoide Sylvester ? 32, laborer
Conrad Joseph ? 43, fisherman
Clyde Anjou ? 50, laborer
Kingston Joseph ? 39, sailor [Source: Field Log] |
| 2 - The performances on this session are part of a wake. They include chanteys (sailor songs) cantiques, and quadrilles. In his field log, Alan Lomax names a number of individuals who participated in this session, and unless otherwise specified they are all listed as "possible" performers. Many of the recordings can be heard on Caribbean Voyage: Saraca (Rounder 11661-1726-2) and Caribbean Voyage: Carriacou Calaloo (Rounder 11661-1722-2). [Source: Field Log] |
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| :: Recording Notes :: |
| 0 - Call-and-response between the lead singer(s) and chorus. This performance includes handclapping and trumping or doption (i.e., rhythmic inhaling sometimes used to induce trance), and is part of a Nancy story (wake song/story). [Source: Recording] |
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| :: Collection :: |
Caribbean 1962 |
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