African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
Originally published by A. Deutsch, London, 1962., 232 p., This is the author's account of his journey in 1960 from London to his birthplace, the Caribbean island of Trinidad. He has recorded his impressions of Trinidad and former colonies in the Caribbean and South America.
Gillis,Verna (Produced and Recorded by) and Price,Richard (Annotated by)
Format:
Sound Recording
Publication Date:
1981
Published:
New York: Lyrichord
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
Recorded in 1977., 1 sound disc: 33 1/3 rpm, stereo. ; 12 in, Ritual songs and folk dance music including the traditional folk tale performance ; sung in Saramaccan ; with talking drum (apinti). Contents include: Music of the Saramaka Maroons, Suriname. Includes: Sêkêti singing -- Apínti talking drum -- Alesingô (pole dance) -- Apúku -- Sêkêti drumming -- Kóntu folktale -- Adunké singing -- Vodu Papagádu (snake god) ritual
