| Description |
A:
1. Sri Lanka Portuguese music. Recorded 26/5/74, Batticaloa. Announcer Ronald Rosairo (born 1906).
Clarence Hendrick – leader & violin
Monica Ockersz – violin
Freddy Sellers - mandolin
Festus Peters – guitar
Ivo Andrado – drum
1. Wedding music
2. Lancers – part 1
3. Lancers – part 2
4. Lancers – part 3
5. Lancers – part 4
6. Lancers – part 5 [final part]
……
Cafferinha dance
Batticaloa Portuguese songs
Clarence Hendrick (leader), Yertsly [?] Ragel (singer)
Vii, minha amoor, par bailaa (“Come, my love, to dance.”) Field Notes #2111-2127
B:
1. (Continuation). More songs & music
Buniitu lumaara (“Beautiful moon”)- and other verses
Koranjaniita (Corenja Neetha: Serenade to bride and groom)
TEEra isti tEEra (“This land of ours”) (modern – calque on Sinhala song “Maala giravi” [?])
Music played when bride and groom are going to their room.
2. Recorded 16/6/74. Partially transcribed 17/6/74
Kulaavadi group – songs & commentary – no music
Miss Tenarrentz
Hector Tenarrenz
Rennie Ockersz
Children
Limpu bistiidu bunitu oondi boos t’andaa? (Wearing a clean dress and pretty, where are you going?)
Montanha-ntu lo tem ooru (In the mountain there is gold)
Voos voos voos voos (You, you, you, you!)
Koranjaniita with commentary
continuation
Limpu bistiidu bunitu oondi boos t’andaa?
Voos voos voos voos (You, you, you, you!)
Koranjaniita
[Rennie Ockersz] various verses
Nelson Nelson Nelson rey
???
[Rennie O. continues]
etc.; Item contains instrumental music. |
| Cite as |
Ian Russell Smith (collector), Ronald Rosairo (speaker), Ivo Andrado (performer), Clarence Hendrick (performer), Monica Ockersz (performer), Festus Peters (performer), Freddy Sellers (performer), Rennie Ockersz (singer), Yertsly Ragel (singer), Hector Tenarrenz (singer), Miss Tenarrenz (singer), 1974. Music and song: Batticaloa and area. MPEG/VND.WAV. IRS01-SLP13 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/56F404D4261BF |
