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Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Subject is exactly "Calypso music"
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Interview with and performance by Haitian singer-composer Kiki Wainwright

Interview with and performance by Haitian singer-composer Kiki Wainwright
Date
1985-08-04
Description
Two reel to reel tapes. (Copied onto C86-108/109) Interview with Wainwright. He discusses dancing and singing in Haiti; forming in a dance troupe; his career in Miami; writing songs; and singers in Haiti. Also includes Wainwright performing ten songs. NOTE: According to the depositor agreement, Wainwright's performances can not be used for commercial purposes. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
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Interview with and performance by Haitian singer-composer Kiki Wainwright

Interview with and performance by Haitian singer-composer Kiki Wainwright
Interview with Lee Whyms and Ken Rahming of the Key West Junkanoo Band

Interview with Lee Whyms and Ken Rahming of the Key West Junkanoo Band
Date
1977-01-28
Description
One audio cassette. Whyms played the saw with a butter knife, and Rahming was a conga drum player. Interviews on side 1, recorded music on side 2. Whyms describes how he learned how to play the saw from Blackshirt, an old man from Key West; when the band was formed; how Marion Stevens discovered the band in an alley in Key West; how he plays the fine tooth crosscut saw. Rahming describes how he played the "coon-hide" drum (which was heated by fire to tune) when he first learned to play the drums at age sixteen; how his father came to Key West for the sponging industry; when he came home at night; how the Nassau-like parades began in Key West; how he visited Nassau and bought Calypso records, influencing his style of Calypso music to reflect Cuban and Bahamian characteristics; how he learned the limbo from Bill Butler; how Calypso is usually only played by men.  On side 2 they play examples of Calypso recordings, not included here due to copyright restrictions.
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Interview with Lee Whyms and Ken Rahming of the Key West Junkanoo Band

Interview with Lee Whyms and Ken Rahming of the Key West Junkanoo Band
Interview with Wagner Lalanne

Interview with Wagner Lalanne
Date
1985-07-30
Description
One reel to reel tape. (Copied onto C86-107) Lalanne discusses moving to Miami; conservatory training; learning music; playing professionally in Haiti; how the music has changed in U.S.; Caribbean influences; and current songs. Recorded at the Aux Palmiste Restaurant. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
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Interview with Wagner Lalanne

Interview with Wagner Lalanne
Monday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Monday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)
Date
1980-05-26
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee.
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Monday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Monday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)
Monday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Monday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Date
1980-05-26
Description
One reel to reel recording. NOTE: Reel is missing. Boltin served as emcee. The last song of Gamble's performance is found on T80-79.
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Monday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Monday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Performance by the Key West Junkanoo Band

Performance by the Key West Junkanoo Band
Date
1975
Description
One audio cassette. Performance of calypso music.
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Performance by the Key West Junkanoo Band

Performance by the Key West Junkanoo Band
Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)
Date
1970-05
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Caney Forkers were from Cookeville, Tennessee. Malkine played the lute, and sang French folk singers. Starker lived in Sarasota. The Antioch Junior Choir sang gospel songs, and were from Manning, SC.

 

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Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)

Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)
Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 5)

Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 5)
Date
1970-05
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. The Bluegrass Rebels lived in Brunswick, Georgia. Billie was from Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation. The Beadnells were from Orange Park. The Caney Forkers were from Tennessee. The Dreamlake Ukulele Band was billed as the Cheerful Chirpers. Starker was from Sarasota, and played calypso music.

 


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Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 5)

Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 5)
Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 12 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 12 of 15)
Date
1991-05-25
Description
One video recording (3/4", 22 minutes). Includes most of Junkanoos performance on the main stage (see T91-30 for audio recording.) Fitchen served as emcee. Followed by the City of Dunedin Pipe Band, who marched from the rear of the audience to the stage. Their performance was filmed from the back the back of the stage, facing the audience. Hard to hear. Continued on FV-71. (See T91-31 for audio recording.) Includes many shots of the audience.
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Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 12 of 15)

Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 12 of 15)
Saturday afternoon performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Saturday afternoon performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Date
1977-09-03
Description
One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. The Mt. Carmel Choir was based out of Palatka, and led by Choice Butler. Whatley was form Bell, and sang country music. Burnstine was the wife to the late bob Beers. She lived in Peterburg New York and ran the Fox Hollow Folk Festival (until 1980). Haley was her niece, and lived in Amherst, Mass. The ukulele band, of Lakeland, consisted of children between and nine and eleven years old. Led by Lois Ann Conoley. Junkanoos played calypso music, and were based in Key West. Older was from Lake Hamilton. Moore was a guitarist from Naples. Dinella and Myers were both singer-guitarists from Tampa.
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Saturday afternoon performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)

Saturday afternoon performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1576_t86-066Interview with and performance by Haitian singer-composer Kiki WainwrightSoundFieldwork
Haitian Americans
Composers
African Americans
Music
Performing arts
Calypso music
Music business
Interviewing
Interviews
Oral histories
Music performance
Musicians
Social workers
Singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_01_c77-020Interview with Lee Whyms and Ken Rahming of the Key West Junkanoo BandSoundAfrican Americans
Calypso music
Interviews
Musical instruments
Life histories
Oral histories
Music performance
Bands (Music)
Musical groups
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t86-065Interview with Wagner LalanneSoundFieldwork
Haitian Americans
Bands (Music)
Restaurants
Music
Performing arts
Calypso music
Music business
Interviewing
Interviews
Oral histories
Musicians
Singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t80-077Monday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Guitar music
Folk singers
Limbo
Calypso music
Stringband music
Guitarist
Singers
Bands (Music)
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t80-078Monday morning performances at the 1980 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)SoundGuitarist
Singers
Bluegrass musicians
Storytellers
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Guitar music
Folk singers
Storytelling
Calypso music
Stringband music
Bluegrass music
Old time music
Bands (Music)
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_01_c77-019Performance by the Key West Junkanoo BandSoundAfrican Americans
Calypso music
Music performance
Musical instruments
Musicians
Performing arts
Bands (Music)
Musical groups		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-215Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 3)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Guitar music
Calypso music
Old time music
Bluegrass music
Folk singers
Stringband music
String bands
African Americans
Choirs (music)
Gospel (Black)
Folk songs, French
French Americans
Songs, French
Fiddle music
Ballads
Ropework
Singers
Bluegrass musicians
Fiddlers
Choruses
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-217Performances at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 5)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Guitar music
Ukulele music
Old time music
Calypso music
Bluegrass music
Folk singers
Stringband music
String bands
Students
Animal calls
Animal sounds
Birdsongs
Oral performance
Fiddle music
Whipcracking
Singers
Bluegrass musicians
Bands (Music)
Rodeo performers
Fiddlers
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 12 of 15)Raw footage of the 1991 Florida Folk Festivals (Video 12 of 15)Moving ImageMusicians
Dancers
Folk festivals
Festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Performing arts
Music performance
Drum music
Calypso music
Dance music
Drum performance
Steel drum (Musical instrument)
Bagpipe music
Bagpipes
Arts, Scottish
Bagpipers
Drummers (Musicians)		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
a_s1576_t77-292Saturday afternoon performances at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 2)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Singing
Fiddle music
Fiddlers
Old time music
Ballads
Bluegrass music
Gospel (Black)
Choir singing
Stringband music
Choirs (music)
African Americans
Country music
Calypso music
Singers
Bluegrass musicians
Bands (Music)
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
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