THE BIG DRUM AND OTHER SOCIAL MUSIC OF CARRIACOU 39 minutes Originally released in 1980. Produced in cooperation with the Indiana University Archives of Traditional Music Most traditional music in Carriacou as well as some popular music is performed for a social purpose. Local names for the various styles of music are sometimes derived from the event with which they are associated, e.g., Big Drum, road march, kalinda. Music is performed for festivals and other occasions marked by the church calendar, rites of passage (particularly death rituals), seasonal rituals, dances, and daily tasks. A Big Drum dance is held to placate the dead and to entertain the living. It may be part of house openings, launchings, Tombstone Feasts, maroons, Sacrifices, Thanksgivings, Canbulay, Carnival (kalinda), shop openings, weddings and All Souls' Night activities. This CD is the result of a 20 month study and that is very apparent as there is an extremely informative 16 page insert included! Re-released by Folkways in small 'to-order' quantities, these CDs do not have cover art but do include copies of orginal notes. These are very rare CDs and are not sold in stores. We special order these from folkways and have them in stock for instant shipment!
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