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'Rastlin Jacob : the music of the Spiritual Baptists of Trinidad.

The CD contains songs of the Spiritual Baptists from the 1939 Trinidad field recordings of Melville & Frances Herskovits. The accompanying pamphlet provides information on the history and practices of the religion.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Rounder Records (Firm)
Other Authors: Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean), 1895-1963, Herskovits, Frances S. (Frances Shapiro), 1897-1972
Format: CD Audio
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Rounder Records, 2003.
Subjects:
Spiritual Baptists > Hymns > Trinidad and Tobago.
Spiritual Baptists > Trinidad and Tobago > History.
Description
Summary:The CD contains songs of the Spiritual Baptists from the 1939 Trinidad field recordings of Melville & Frances Herskovits. The accompanying pamphlet provides information on the history and practices of the religion.
Item Description:Compact disc.
Sound recording.
Physical Description:1 sound disc (approximately 62 min) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (35 pages : illustrations ; 12 cm.)