Program notes by Morton Marks & Keith Bilby with English and Creole lyrics (English translations as necessary), bibliography and discocgraphy ([36] p. : ill., map) inserted in container.
Original field recordings produced and recorded by Alan Lomax in 1962, at various sites in Trinidad.
Patizan-mwen i las (Jean Eustache Stoute) -- Regimen mwen de Leon Mama (Matthew Thomas & Kalenda Band) -- Congo bara (Vasco de Freitas & Tamboo Bamboo Band) -- Ay sí ay no [2 versions] (Jean Eustache Stoute) -- Maypole interview (Jean Eustache Stoute) -- Castilian (Alfred Codallo's Orchestra) -- Sewe wangala (Matthew Thomas & Kalenda Band) -- Kalenda interview (Matthew Thomas & J.D. Elder) -- Fire brigade water the road (Matthew Thomas & Kalenda Band) -- Kalenda interview (Matthew Thomas & J.D. Elder) -- Fire brigade water the road (Vasco de Freitas & Tamboo Bamboo Band) -- Israel on the road, he coming (Matthew Thomas & Kalenda Band) -- Pasillo (Sotario Gomez Orchestra) -- Hosein description, St. James (Alan Lomax & Cocorite Band) -- Hosein drums, St. James (Cocorite Band) -- Hosein description, St. James (Alan Lomax) -- Sergeant, give me the day today (Rawlingson Hector and Group) -- Call Ellen for me (Rawlingson Hector) -- Maysotis (Pedro Segundo Dolaballie & Group) -- Rollo the Ganja (Vasco de Freitas) -- Midnight robber (Vasco de Freitas, Alan Lomax, J.D. Elder) -- Maysotis (Sotario Gomez Orchestra) -- War (Growling Tiger, Lord Lere & Indian Prince) -- We yo ka monte, Sewe! (Mickey Bentic & Group) -- Ram goat baptism (Alfred Codall's Orchestra)