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Dabuyabarugu: Inside the Temple - Sacred Music of the Garifuna of Belize
produced by Carol Jenkins and Travis Jenkins (Folkways Records, 1982), 52 mins
The Garifuna are descendants of escaped slaves who intermarried with native Carib and Arawak Indians. This album is a collection of music recorded during a dugu, a two week ceremonial feast that attempts to placate the gods. Requiring a year of preparation, and an ample supply of rum, the music heard on this al...
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produced by Carol Jenkins and Travis Jenkins (Folkways Records, 1982), 52 mins
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The Garifuna are descendants of escaped slaves who intermarried with native Carib and Arawak Indians. This album is a collection of music recorded during a dugu, a two week ceremonial feast that attempts to placate the gods. Requiring a year of preparation, and an ample supply of rum, the music heard on this album is meant to send one into a transient state.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Carol Jenkins, Travis Jenkins
Date Published / Released
1982
Publisher
Folkways Records
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