Note: Unaccompanied sung story. This performance features alternating solo and call-and-response singing between the lead singer and the chorus, and extensive vocal extemporization. Mizik djel (mouth music) and handclapping throughout.
About the session: This session features songs and stories (kont) that typically accompany a wake. Genres include beguine, bélè (also bèlè), and work songs, as well as numerous interviews.
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