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Brown Girl in the Ring (English)An Anthology of Song Games from the Eastern Caribbean - ISBN: 9780679404538Publisher: Random House Inc Format: Hardcover Published Date: September 1997 MSRP: $29.95 Synopsis: Together with J. D. Elder, a former minister of culture of Trinidad and Tobago, and his sister Bess Lomax Hawes, Lomax collects here sixty-eight children's song games - the music, the lyrics and the stories behind them - from countries throughout the eastern Caribbean. Also ... read more Together with J. D. Elder, a former minister of culture of Trinidad and Tobago, and his sister Bess Lomax Hawes, Lomax collects here sixty-eight children's song games - the music, the lyrics and the stories behind them - from countries throughout the eastern Caribbean. Also included are personal essays that detail Lomax's experiences while recording the music, and his and Elder's encounters with the traditions upon which the songs are based. Through words, music, and pictures, Brown Girl in the Ring captures a fascinating and essential part of the life on the islands of Trinidad, Tobago, Dominica, St. Lucia, Anguilla, Nevis, and Carriacou. minimize
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