Aguinaldo

Audio file
Date recorded: April 28, 1962
Contributor(s): Performer: Salina, Victor; Performer: Pereira, Lawrence; Performer: Noriega, Visto; Performer: Dolabaille, Segundo; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: aguinaldo, Christmas song
Culture: Afro-Trinidadian, Afro-Venezuelan, Trinidad
Instruments: cuatro, guitar, guitar (acoustic), maracas, voice
Setting: Home of Segundo Dolabaille
Location: Lopinot, Tunapuna/Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T1055
Track Number: 9
Archive ID: T1055R09
Note: The melody is performed by two male singers in an alternating fashion. With the exception of the first 35 seconds, this performance was recorded in mono. In the following interview (T1055.10), Segundo Dolabaille indicates that the subject of the text is the birth and Passion (death) of Christ.
Belongs to: Lopinot 4/62
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