Label:Egrem/Areito – LDC-001
Country:Grenada
Used LP 1983
Disc:VG+ (plays fine, feel slight surface noise)
Jacket:VG+/VG (ring wear, scuffs)
This album, released in 1983, was produced by the governments of Grenada and Cuba to document the music of Carriacou Island, which forms part of the Caribbean nation of Grenada. Side A features songs and dances performed during special occasions such as the construction of a grave, moving to a new home, the launching of a new ship, and the night before a wedding. The recording features performances by two of the island’s major big drum groups. Side B features three tracks by the “Quadrilles”, a group consisting of violin, triangle, tambourine, and bass drum, considered one of the key forms of traditional music on Carriacou Island as well as three tracks by a string band, which, in addition to string instruments, sometimes uses readily available metal objects and empty plastic containers as instruments. Believe this is a valuable recording that conveys the music of this small island.
本作はカリブに浮かぶグレナダ国を形成するカリアク島の音楽をグレナダとキューバの両政府によりレコード化された83年リリース作。A面では人の墓を建てる時、引っ越しの時、新しい船を進水させる時、結婚式の前夜など特別な時に催されるという歌とダンスの祭りを収録。島の2つのビッグドラムグループによる演奏が録音されています。B面ではカリアク島の民族音楽の重要な形式のひとつだというバイオリン、トライアングル、タンバリン、バスドラムで構成されるQuadrillesによる3曲と、弦楽器が入り手近にある金属製品や空のプラスチック容器を楽器として使う事もあるというストリングスバンドによる3曲を収録。小さな島の音楽を伝える貴重な音源と思います。
A2 - Big Drum - [L'Esterre] – Temne
A3 - Big Drum - [L'Esterre] – Bele Kawe
A4 - Big Drum - [Six Roads] – Kromantin
A7 - Big Drum - [Six Roads] – Arada
B1 - Cuadrille - [L'Esterre] – 4th Quadrille Figure
B2 - Cuadrille - [L'Esterre] – 5th Quadrille Figure
B3 - Cuadrille - [L'Esterre] – 6th Quadrille Figure
B4 - String Bands - [Hillsborough] – Calypso
B5 - String Bands - [Hillsborough] – Waltz
