Drums: Bélè

Audio file

Date recorded: May 20, 1962
Contributor(s): Performer: Bélè group; Performer: Noel, Joseph; Performer: Matthew, Alexander; Performer: Julian, George; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: bélè, dance
Culture: Caribbean, Trinidad
Instruments: cutter drum, fuller drum
Location: Radix, Mayaro/Rio Claro, Mayaro/Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T1074
Track Number: 7
Archive ID: T1074R07
Note: Three-drum ensemble performing the rhythmic accompaniment to a dance style, which Alan Lomax calls a “bélè” (Field Log).
Transcript:
Belongs to: Radix Village 5/62
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