The Haiti recordings

The Haiti recordings

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002, Lyttleton, Elizabeth, Polinice, Révolie, Harold, Ellen (Editor), Davis, H. P. (Harold Palmer), 1878-1962 (Cartographer), Averill, Gage
Format: CD Audio
Language:Haitian French Creole
French
Published: San Francisco, CA : Harte Recordings, [2009]
Series:Alan Lomax collection.
Subjects:
Lomax, Alan, > 1915-2002 > Travel > Haiti.
Folk music > Haiti.
Folk songs, French Creole > Haiti.
Folk songs, French > Haiti.
Carnival songs > Haiti.
Children's songs, French Creole > Haiti.
Work songs > Haiti.
Bawdy songs > Haiti.
Sacred vocal music > Haiti.
Field recordings > Haiti.
Haiti > Social life and customs.
Item Description:
  • Folk music from Haiti.
  • Compact discs.
  • Lyrics in Haitian French Creole and French with English translations on container insert.
  • Includes 2 books: Alan Lomax's recordings in Haiti : 1936-1937 / liner notes by Gage Averill ; foreword by Anna Lomax Wood (163 pages : ill. ; 21 x 27 cm.) (includes texts with English translations) ; Haitian diary : papers and correspondence from Alan Lomax's Haitian journey, 1936-37 / compiled and edited by Ellen Harold (197 pages ; 21 cm.); additional title on cover of diary: Notebook, Haiti, 1936-1937; and map: Tourist map of Haiti / drawn by H.P. Davis.
Description
Physical Description:10 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 books + 1 map (30 x 41 cm folded to 10 x 21 cm).
Production Credits:Recorded by Alan Lomax, Elizabeth Lyttleton Harold, and Révolie Polinice.
Participant or Performer:Various performers.
Language:Sung in Haitian French Creole and French.
FOLIO link:View instance in FOLIO

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