Audio file

Date recorded: July 15, 1962
Contributor(s): Performer: Madras drummers; Performer: Unidentified; Performer: Souprayen, Edouard; Performer: Prêtre, Grand; Performer: Govindin, Benjamin; Recordist: Lomax, Alan

Subject(s):

Genre: sacred song

Culture: French Antillian, Guadeloupe

Instruments: cymbals, matalon, voice

Location: Capesterre Belle-Eau, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, France

Physical form: Reel to Reel

Tape number: T1163

Track Number: 3

Archive ID: T1163R03

Note: This performance features prominent call-and-response between lead singer and chorus.

Transcript:
Belongs to: Capesterre Belle-Eau 7/62

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