Grenada Stories and Songs (1957-58) CD

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This field recording begins to document the tradition of spoken and sung storytelling in Grenada, a small island in the Caribbean. Full of humor, stories are told in English or English patois by a number of male orators and describe society (while reflecting African roots), often using metaphorical allusions to animals. Interspersed with the tales are calypso songs sung in French Creole or English patois.

101 Spider; Myonoh (house-moving)
102 Merino, The; Cat and Rat; Aeroplane
103 Dasheen, The; Teacher's Age; St. Peter
104 Baby Sitter; The Bug Conversation; Federal Capital
105 Grenada, La; Grandpa and the Crab; The Three Sons
106 Cats and the Fish, The; 4 1/2 Months; Czien and Tigre
201 Cocoa; You Steal I Steal
202 You John
203 Woman is a Nation; Woman Too Bad
204 Belinda Where Your Letter; Compere Lou and Compare Czien
205 Mr. Branch; Ring Down Below