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Re: [ARSCLIST] Calypso: Akee Market
From: Patent Tactics, George Brock-Nannestad
Jacqueline von Arb wrote:
> Hi Thomas,
>
> I sent your request to the IASA "Caribbean Network", and thanks to
> Elizabeth Watson from the West Indies University Library in Barbados,
> here's what came up:
>
> Your song is called Linstead Market, and it's traditional.
> On the following link, you can find a CD with the song (you can also buy
> the track on iTunes), the lyrics... even the chords:
> http://www.danzanes.com/familydance/song_market.shtml
>
> For more information, do contact her directly: ewatson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- I suspect that you will be able to get more background and a version by
means of the Bear Family set I have mentioned before that is only just now
available.
Kind regards,
George
>
> To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> From: Thomas Stern <sternth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent by: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx>
> Date: 11/09/2006 05:40PM
> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Calypso: Akee Market
>
> need information about a song from the West Indies:
> is it a known song/floating verse ? - is there a common title,
> composer/traditional, recordings and printed sources???
> subject matter from a recorded fragment is:
> Akee fruit is brought to market but does not sell, therefore unable
> to purchase oil for the lamp, nor food.
> Thanks muchly!!!Best wishes, Thomas.