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:: Title :: |
Ay-ay-ay |
:: Genre :: |
bélè |
:: Performers & Instruments :: |
Cape, Henrietta [roller drum, vocal] |
Cruickshank, Emelda [vocal] |
Unidentified [chac chac, cutter tambourine, roller tambourine, vocal] |
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:: Group Name :: |
Bélè group |
:: Setting :: |
Cape yard |
:: Location :: |
Pembroke (None), Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago) |
:: Language :: |
Trinidadian Creole French |
:: Culture :: |
Caribbean, Trinidad, Afro-Trinidadian |
:: Session :: |
Pembroke 8/62
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:: Date :: |
8/15/1962 |
:: Reference Information :: |
T1231.0, Track 6 (00:01:54) |
:: Original Format :: |
Reel to Reel
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:: Session Notes :: |
1 - This session features a bélè group performing children?s game songs, drum/dance songs, lullabies, and more. Some of the recordings can be found on Caribbean Voyage: Brown Girl in the Ring (Rounder CD 1716). [Source: Recording and Field Log] |
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:: Recording Notes :: |
0 - Call-and-response between the lead singer and chorus. Chorus sings predominantly in unison. [Source: Recording] |
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:: Collection :: |
Caribbean 1962 |
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