Songs in the shade of the flamboyant tree : French Creole lullabies and nursery rhymes

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Grosléziat,Chantal (Editor), Mindy,Paul (Music compiler), and Corvaisier,Laurent (Illustrator)
    Format:
    Book, Whole
    Publication Date:
    2012
    WorldCat URL:
    http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/9782923163826
    Published:
    Montréal: Secret Mountain
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    ISBN:
    9782923163826; 2923163826
    Subject Term:
    Caribbean area, Nursery rhymes, Juvenile literature, folk music, Texts, Lullabies, Creole dialects, and Children's songs
    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.

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