Kali ritual singing (IV)

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: madras drumming, sacred song, talk/ambience
Culture: French Antillian, Guadeloupe
Instruments: cymbals, dholak, matalon, voice
Location: Capesterre Belle-Eau, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, France
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T1164
Track Number: 6
Archive ID: T1164R06
Note: These performances take place before the altar of Kali. sacred song(s) featuring prominent call-and-response between lead singer and chorus.
Belongs to: Capesterre Belle-Eau 7/62
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