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
- Published:
- New York : Pantheon Books, [1997]
- Copyright Date:
- ©1997
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Physical Description:
- xvi pages, 220 pages of music : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002, Elder, J. D. (Jacob Delworth), 1913-2003, and Hawes, Bess Lomax, 1921-2009
- 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.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 0679404538
9780679404538 - Note:
- Unacc. melodies with chord symbols; each singing game includes the words, instructions, and commentary.
Description based on surrogate. - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-218).
Discography: pages 219-220. - Online Version:
- www.loc.gov
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