Music of the Bahamas, Vol. 2: Anthems, Work Songs and Ballads

produced by Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015 (Folkways Records, 1959), 38 mins

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Field of Interest: World Music
Description: When reading Samuel Charters’ saga of his search for Frederick McQueen, one gets the sense that he is chasing a ghost on the Bahamas’ largest island of Andros - coincidentally known for its mysticism and unearthly objects. What Charters discovers, however, is one of the country’s greatest ballad singers and in the process recorded several examples of the dying art of Bahamian three-part contrapuntal singing, as on “Pytoria (Run, Come See Jerusalem)” or “A Great Day is Coming”.
Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 38 mins
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Negro Spiritual, Work Song, Caribbean
Label: Folkways Records
Producer: Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015
Release Date: 1959
Subject: World Music, Music & Performing Arts, South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, América del Sud, México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, América do Sul, México, América Central e Caribe, Bahamas
Keywords and Translated Subjects: América del Sud, México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, América do Sul, México, América Central e Caribe