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Brown girl in the ring : an anthology of song games from the eastern Caribbean

Title
Brown girl in the ring : an anthology of song games from the eastern Caribbean / collected and documented by Alan Lomax, J.D. Elder, and Bess Lomax Hawes.
Publication
New York : Pantheon Books, c1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.
  • Elder, J. D. (Jacob Delworth), 1913-2003.
  • Hawes, Bess Lomax, 1921-2009.
Description
xvi p., 220 p. of music : ill., maps; 29 cm.
Subject
Note
  • Unacc. melodies with chord symbols; each singing game includes the words, instructions, and commentary.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-218).
  • Discography: p. 219-220.
Language (note)
  • English and Creole words with singable English translations as applicable.
Contents
1. Song games from Trinidad and Tobago -- 2. Song games from Dominica and St. Lucia -- 3. Song games from Anguilla and Nevis -- 4. Pass-play songs from Carriacou -- 5. I recall: growing up in Tobago -- 6. Observations on the song game.
Call Number
JMF 97-761
ISBN
  • 0679404538
  • 9780679404538
LCCN
97200975
OCLC
37599293
Title
Brown girl in the ring : an anthology of song games from the eastern Caribbean / collected and documented by Alan Lomax, J.D. Elder, and Bess Lomax Hawes.
Imprint
New York : Pantheon Books, c1997.
Edition
1st ed.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-218).
Discography: p. 219-220.
Language
English and Creole words with singable English translations as applicable.
Added Author
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.
Elder, J. D. (Jacob Delworth), 1913-2003.
Hawes, Bess Lomax, 1921-2009.
Research Call Number
JMF 97-761
Sc F 97-296
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