Religious songs and drums in the Bahamas. (s.l. Ethnic Folkways Library P 449, 1953)
Religious songs : Walk and talk to glory. Please hear me when I call. In the upper room. (Partial service of) Church of God congregation, Nassau. --Drums : Ring play (single drum) Heel and toe polka (drum and saw) Fire dance (two drums) Jook dance (two drums, saw and claves) Jumping dance (three drums, saw and claves).
Sung and played by natiev musicians.
Recorded in the Bahamas by Marshall Stearns.
Program notes by Harold Courlander and Marshall Stearns (4 p.) inserted in slipcase.
Keywords: Sacred vocal music; Dance music, Bahaman; Percussion music