Audio file

Date recorded: July 16, 1962
Contributor(s): Performer: Gwoka Group; Performer: Valcy, Turenne Joseph; Performer: Ramier, Pierre; Performer: Prillon, Daniel; Performer: Nart, Richard; Performer: Nart, Gilbert; Performer: Flanbert, Ramon; Performer: Edvige, Robert; Performer: Dorvan, Guy; Performer: Dorvan, Clébert; Performer: Caravelle, Colbert; Performer: Alphonse, Robert; Performer: Alphonse, Marc; Recordist: Lomax, Alan

Subject(s):

Genre: wake song

Culture: French Antillian, Guadeloupe

Instruments: boula drum, makè drum, voice

Language: Guadeloupean Creole French

Location: Lasserre, Morne-à-l’Eau, Guadeloupe, France

Physical form: Reel to Reel

Tape number: T1165

Track Number: 14

Archive ID: T1165R14

Note: Gwoka group. Antiphonal exchange between lead singer(s) (not specified) and chorus.

Transcript:
Belongs to: Lasserre 7/62

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