This field recording begins to document the tradition of spoken and sung storytelling in Grenada, a small island in the Caribbean. Full of humor, stories are told in English or English patois by a number of male orators and describe society (while reflecting African roots), often using metaphorical allusions to animals. Interspersed with the tales are calypso songs sung in French Creole or English patois.

Year Released 1957
Record Label Cook Records
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Copyright 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1957 Cook Records

Genre(s) Caribbean; Spoken Word; World
Country(s) Grenada
Culture Group(s) Maroon
Subject(s) Storytelling
Credits

• Emory Cook - Recorder

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	101	Spider; Myanoh	n/a	4:25
	102	The Merino; Cat & the Rat; Aeroplane	n/a	2:51
	103	The Dasheen; Teacher's Age; St. Peter	n/a	2:48
	104	Baby Sitter; The Bug; Conversation; Federal Capital	n/a	4:06
	105	La Grenada; Gran'papa & the Crab; The 3 Sons	n/a	5:54
	106	The Cats & The Fish; 4 1/2 Months; Czien & Tigre	n/a	6:15
	201	Cocoa-Oh; You Steal I Steal	n/a	5:47
	202	You John	n/a	3:31
	203	Woman is a Nation; Woman Too Bad	n/a	3:46
	204	Belinda Where Your Letter; Compère Lou & Compère Czien	n/a	6:29
	205	Mr. Branch; Ring Down Below	n/a	5:46