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Calypso Lore and Legend
Creole Music of Surinam
This collection presents the two main genres of Afro-Dutch Guyanese musicKawina-winti and Kaseko-Opo Poku. Sung in Taki-Taki (a native Creole dialect consisting of English, Dutch, Portuguese, and African languages) this album offers a glimpse into Surinamese life and the music that accompanies it.
This collection presents the two main genres of Afro-Dutch Guyanese musicKawina-winti and Kaseko-Opo Poku. Sung in Taki-Taki (a native Creole dialect consisting of English, Dutch, Portuguese, and African languages) this album offers a glimpse into Surinamese life and the music that accompanies it.
Grenada Stories and Songs
A Reading of Primitive and Archaic Poetry: Arranged by Jerome Rothenberg
Uncle Bouqui of Haiti: By Harold Courlander
Augusta Baker, storyteller and proponent of children’s literature, reads three of the Haitian folktales transcribed by Harold Courlander in his eponymously-titled book, including "Uncle Bouqui Gets Whee-Ai," "Uncle Bouqui Rents a Horse" and "Uncle Bouqui and Godfather Malice." These imaginative and mischievous...
Augusta Baker, storyteller and proponent of children’s literature, reads three of the Haitian folktales transcribed by Harold Courlander in his eponymously-titled book, including "Uncle Bouqui Gets Whee-Ai," "Uncle Bouqui Rents a Horse" and "Uncle Bouqui and Godfather Malice." These imaginative and mischievous tales are ideal for children.