Caribbean Voyage: East Indian Music in the West Indies (1999)

About this title: Rounder's third volume in this part of their extended Alan Lomax field recording series focuses on a batch of 1962 recordings showcasing a cultural cross-breed of traditional Asian and newly created, Creolized East Indian music. In the 13 musical selections you'll hear amazing recordings of Hindu wedding songs, Muslim tassa drumming, Madrasi funeral drumming and Trinidadian "local classical" tan singing. The final selection is an equally amazing excerpt of an interview with a Kali religious leader and his chowtal group.The two five-minute examples of tan singing by Seebalak are worth the ... read more

Tracks:

1. Ramayan Chaupai
2. Tan Singing (Thumri)
3. Tan Singing (Holi)
4. Tassa
5. Women's Lullaby
6. Sohar
7. Grinding Song (Jaata Ka Geet)
8. Wedding Song
9. Madrasi Funeral Drumming
10. Guadeloupe Kali Ceremony
11. Bhajan
12. Birha
13. Chowtal
14. Interview

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.