Various performers. Original field recordings produced and recorded by Alan Lomax August 4-7, 1962, at various sites in Grenada. Compact disc. Program notes by Morton Marks and Keith Bilby with English and Creole lyrics with English translations as necessary, bibliography and discography ([24] pages : illustrations) inserted in container.
Contents:
Yeye oku o (Babsy McQueen with chorus). Cassienne (Norris Welsh) -- Way-o, way-o (Daniel Alexander with chorus) -- This is the smoke, fire behind (Ralph George with chorus) -- Carnival song (Irene McQueen with chorus) -- Lamize (Norman Miller with chorus) -- Anto-gwe-gwe-no (Irene McQueen) -- Little baby cryin' (Irene McQueen) -- Lemme go my jumby (Alstead McQueen) -- Hooray, Irena (Jean Glaud with chorus) -- Kango (Saville Greenridge with chorus) -- You don't know tomorrow (John Phillip with chorus) -- John gone away (Simpson Jeremiah with chorus) -- Lundi-mardi (Ralph Mitchel and George Hille) -- My love I lost, find her, away she go (Norris Welsh) -- Work song (Norman Miller with chorus) -- Dolly man roko (Lena McQueen with chorus) -- There's no one to lay mercy on me (Irene McQueen) -- Roule, roule (Simpson Jeremiah and Claude George with chorus) ; Yoruba. Baba ori o (Babsy McQueen with chorus) -- Ragba ragba ye (Unknown male lead vocalist with chorus) -- Yeye ba 'beji ro (Christine McQueen with chorus) -- Bring me water for Lilly (Irene McQueen with chorus) -- Se e gberin o (Babsy McQueen with chorus) -- Kari wale, Ibaba o (Babsy McQueen with chorus) -- Ogun maa se sile wa (Lena McQueen with chorus) -- Wele, wele (Babsy McQueen with chorus) -- Yeye oku o (Babsy McQueen with chorus).
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