The Creole Music of Surinam
Van Smithsonian Folkways:
Various Artists FW04233
This collection presents the two main genres of Afro-Dutch Guyanese music—Kawina-winti and Kaseko-Opo Poku. Sung in Taki-Taki (a native Creole dialect consisting of English, Dutch, Portuguese, and African languages) this album offers a glimpse into Surinamese life and the music that accompanies it.
Country Suriname
Culture Group Creole
Keyword(s) Animals; Celebrations; Dance; Holiday; Kawina-winti; Kot’singi; Love songs; Opo Poku; Processional music; Religious; Seketi (Dance); Songs; Storytelling; Supernatural; Two-Step (Dance); Work songs; World music
Instrument(s) Agida; Apinti; Bass drum; Bass guitar; Cowbells; Drum; Guitar; Maraca; Saxophone; Seke-Seke; Trumpet
Year of Recording 1978
Record Label Folkways Records
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Recorded by Clifford Entes ; Produced by Clifford Entes ; Design by Ronald Clyne
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