Bahamian Rake-n-Scrape

Ophie & Da Websites, Bo Hog & Da Rooters SFW50406

Rake-n-scrape is the deep sound of Bahamian goombay musical tradition, a marker of Bahamian national identity, and a source of joy and community celebration. On this recording, two groups from Cat Island—Ophie & Da Websites and Bo Hog & Da Rooters—take the basic sonorous ingredients of accordion, scraped saw, and goatskin drum to interpret some of the most popular rake-n-scrape melodies in circulation today. 59 minutes, 24 pages of notes with photos. Compiled and annotated by Timothy Rommen.

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Year Released 2016
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Copyright 2016 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Genre(s) Caribbean; World
Country(s) Bahamas
Culture Group(s) African Caribbean
Instrument(s) Concertina; Drum; Saw, musical
Language(s) English
Subject(s) Dance; Dance music; Quadrille (Dance)
Credits

Fred Ferguson - Producer; Engineer
Mark Johnson - Assistant Engineer
Nat Williams - Mixer
Ronald Simms - Executive Producer
Timothy Rommen - Liner Notes; Photographer (Cover)
Dan Cole - Cartographer
Drew Litowitz - Designer

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101	Da River (round dance)	Ophie & Da Websites	2:47
102	Emma (round dance)	Ophie & Da Websites	2:15
103	When Ya Mama Send You to School (round dance)	Ophie & Da Websites	2:41
104	If Ya Touch Dat Ting	Ophie & Da Websites	2:26
105	Watermelon Is Spoiling on the Vine (round dance)	Ophie & Da Websites	2:11
106	Times Table (quadrille)	Ophie & Da Websites	2:20
107	Hog in da Mud (heel and toe polka)	Ophie & Da Websites	2:31
108	Mr. Fisher (quadrille)	Ophie & Da Websites	2:29
109	Round and Round da Bar Room (round dance)	Ophie & Da Websites	3:34
110	Mama, Lend Me Ya Pigeon	Ophie & Da Websites	3:34
111	For My Own Things (round dance)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	3:28
112	Underneath the Bamboo Tree (round dance)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	1:52
113	Da Gaulin (round dance)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	3:27
114	Down da Road (round dance)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	2:58
115	Emma (round dance)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	2:55
116	Mama, Don’t Treat Me So Bad	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	2:28
117	Hog in da Mud (heel and toe polka)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	2:31
118	Boy Child/Girl Child	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	2:43
119	Muddy da Water (heel and toe polka)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	2:27
120	Da Ole Gray Hound Dog (round dance)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	2:49
121	Irene Goodnight (waltz)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	2:55
122	When Ya Mama Send You to School (round dance)	Bo Hog & Da Rooters	2:09