Grosléziat,Chantal (Editor), Mindy,Paul (Music compiler), and Corvaisier,Laurent (Illustrator)
Format:
Book, Whole
Publication Date:
2012
Published:
Montréal: Secret Mountain
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
1 vol. (unpaged) + 1 sound disc, Collection celebrates life’s passages and various island rituals in the tropical isles of Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, and Reunion. Lyrics are reproduced in the original French Creole dialects and translated into English, followed by notes on the origin and cultural context of each song.