Oh Marianna / A Nous Monte C'est Vrais

Audio file
Date recorded: May 20, 1962
Contributor(s): Performer: Bélè group; Performer: Sladden, Umilta; Performer: Phillip, Angela; Performer: Perez, Yvonne; Performer: Patrick, Amy; Performer: Noel, Joseph; Performer: Navarro, Antoinette; Performer: Morris, Avien; Performer: Mendez, Gloria; Performer: Matthew, Alexander; Performer: Julian, George; Performer: Goddard, Edward; Performer: Bentic, Mickey; Performer: Baptiste, Sylvia; Performer: Affet, Thomasine; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: dance, piquet
Culture: Caribbean, Trinidad
Instruments: cutter drum, fuller drum, voice
Language: Trinidadian Creole French
Location: Radix, Mayaro/Rio Claro, Mayaro/Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T1074
Track Number: 9
Archive ID: T1074R09
Note: The performance begins with the song “Oh Marianna” and segues into the song “A nous monte c'est vrais.” Chorus accompanied by a three-drum and chac-chac (gourd rattle) ensemble. Male lead with alternating leader-chorus call and response singing. Alan Lomax calls this dance a “piquet.” The recording may start in mid-performance.
Belongs to: Radix Village 5/62
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