Unidentified calypso

Audio file
Date recorded: 1951
Contributor(s): Performer: Unidentified group; Performer: Higgs, Blake Alphonso (Blind Blake); Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: calypso
Culture: Caribbean, English
Instruments: banjo (four-string), clarinet, drum(s), guitar, percussion, trumpet, voice
Setting: BBC Archives
Location: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T3369
Track Number: 2
Archive ID: T3369R02
Note: Alan Lomax on tape box: "Bahaman dance – dub of record."
Belongs to: BBC Disc Dubs 1951
About the session: These dubs from disc were made by Lomax at the archives of the BBC in London, presumably with the forthcoming Columbia World Library album series in mind. Original collectors, dates, and locations, when known, are listed in specific tracks' notes.
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