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United States, New York, Haitians, 1940-1941

Author/Composer,etc
Courlander, Harold, 1908-1996.
Format
Other Audio Non Musical Recording
Title
[United States, New York, Haitians, 1940-1941] [sound recording] / collected by Harold Courlander.
Physical description
15 sound discs (4 hrs.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 12 in. + documentation
Performer
Wilfred Beauchamp, Lydia Augustin, vocals.
Recording info
Recorded Dec. 1940 and July 1941 by Courlander in New York City on a spring-wound L. Thompson machine.
Notes
Haitian tales, some with accompanying songs. Original acetate discs; sound quality fair to poor. Selections have been commercially released on Folkways Records: Uncle Bouqui of Haiti (FE 4432). Deposited at the Archives of Traditional Music by Courlander under option 3.
Local note
12-3216--3230; EC 10" 945--948
Contents
  • Maman with 3 sons
  • King with 2 sons
  • Brise Montaigne
  • Bouqui avec Malice associé canot pêcheur
  • Bocor Landolite
  • Jean Saute avec Jean L'Espirit
  • Janot
  • L'Ecole Bouqui
  • Grand Djab
  • Bocor avec yun ti garçon
  • Vié grand moune avec des animaux
  • Bouqui allé en bas la mer
  • Fleur Pomponnel
  • Bouqui mangé an pile
  • Bouqui pral ach' té bourique
  • Bouqui avec roi
  • Bouqui avec Jeannie
  • Bouqui ac Ti Macaque
  • Ti Malice avec Maît' Voleur
  • Bourqui fai miracle
  • Bouqui Pleadroirie
  • Malice mangé Maman Bouqui
  • Bouqui avec Ti Bef
  • Crapeau avec des animaux
  • Drums with singing.
Subject
Tales--Haiti. Folk songs, Creole--Haiti. Folklore--Haiti. Haitians--New York (State)--New York.
Local subject
Cante fables. SV03.
Related name/work
Augustin, Lydia. Beauchamp, Wilfred.
Related name
Indiana University, Bloomington. Archives of Traditional Music.

Holdings

Library
Blmgtn - Archives of Traditional Music
Call Number
84-1434-F ATL
Location
Stacks
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