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| :: Title :: |
Si-Si-Maria |
| :: Genre :: |
game song |
| :: Performers & Instruments :: |
| Castiano, J. B. [vocal] |
| Castiano, Rosy [vocal] |
| Charles, Procope [drum (drums)] |
| Fournillier, Herman [vocal] |
| Lequay, W. Alwyn [vocal] |
| Moline, Andrew [vocal] |
| Ramaize, Sicirao [vocal] |
| Reyes, Annestine [drum (drums)] |
| Stoute, Jean (Jane) Eustache [vocal] |
| Unidentified [cuatro, maracas] |
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| :: Group Name :: |
Rose of Shannon Singers |
| :: Setting :: |
A police station |
| :: Location :: |
Blanchisseuse (Tunapuna-Piarco), Trinidad (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| :: Language :: |
Trinidadian Creole French |
| :: Culture :: |
Caribbean, Trinidad, Afro-Trinidadian |
| :: Session :: |
Blanchisseuse II 5/62
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| :: Date :: |
5/2/1962 |
| :: Reference Information :: |
T1068.0, Track 7 (00:02:10) |
| :: Original Format :: |
Reel to Reel
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| :: Session Notes :: |
| 1 - This session features performances by members of the Rose of Shannon Group. It involves a number of performance styles, including bélè (a creole drum dance that stems from the secular traditions of the French Windwards), kalenda (dance modeled on the movements of a martial art), and game songs. Many of the tracks feature Jean Eustache Stoute, the leader and ?chief chantruelle? (Field Log), in a solo, a cappella setting. [Source: Editor] |
| 2 - Lomax's notes for T1067 & 1068: "Members of the Rose of Shannon Singers Group: Jean Eustache Stoute (leader and chief chantruelle), Centre Ward, Blanchisseuse, North Trinidad; J. B. Castiano; Rosy Castiano; [W.] Alwyn Lequay; Annestine Reyes (female drummer); Sicirao Ramaize; Andrew Molline; Herman Fournillier; Procope Charles (roller drum)." [Source: Field Log] |
| 3 - Lomax's notes for T1069: "Singer: The singer of the above tunes Mrs. Jane Eustache Stoute of Blanchisseuse is the most important singer of bele songs in the village; she is well versed in the local folklore, has a good voice and is an intelligent informant." [Source: Field Log] |
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| :: Recording Notes :: |
| 0 - Female lead with alternating chorus sections and handclapping. [Source: Recording] |
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| :: Collection :: |
Caribbean 1962 |
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