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#1395: MOrse adds on traditional songs
From: oloffsonram <oloffsonram@globelsud.net>
the traditional haitian songs which have been handed down from
generation to generation are a "masterpiece" catalogue of haitian
literature...old creole, new creole, african creole etc....the songs
offer incisive insights to life and relationships...the words often
seem to have more impact when they are sung or recited, but the
spirtual and poetic nature of this body of work is undeniable...many
"hit" songs from the modern racine bands (RAM, Boukman Experience,
Boukan Guinin, Azor, WAWA, the Crowing Rooster ceremonial recordings
etc.) come from this "catalogue"...the songs, in other words, are still
being handed down through oral tradition...the modern advantage is that
they are recorded on CD, cassette, and vinyl for future generations who
don't or won't have access to the ceremonies...
richard morse