Drums of Defiance

Maroon Music from the Earliest Free Black Communities of Jamaica

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Track Listing

1. Hear when de duppy bawl - Maroons of Moore Town

2. Fire da bun - Maroons of Moore Town

3. Remember rain, John Warren - Maroons of Moore Town

4. Moko Johnny - Maroons of Moore Town

5. Morning star - Maroons of Moore Town

6. See dem gyal a molain - Maroons of Moore Town

7. Me aks me dasha weh him min go - Maroons of Moore Town

8. Nyam one day, bui sanga - Maroons of Moore Town

9. Kin an beri - Maroons of Moore Town

10. Banda gond a wood - Maroons of Moore Town

11. Ya ya dempo - Maroons of Moore Town

12. Wiri-oo sankoma - Maroons of Moore Town

13. Maki Bo - Maroons of Moore Town

14. Jo Leh - Maroons of Moore Town

15. Siyumande - Maroons of Moore Town

16. Abeng - Maroon abeng player

17. Drum language - Maroon printing-man

18. Drum language - Maroon printing-man

19. Shedo - Maroons of Moore Town

20. Anabo yedeng - Maroons of Moore Town

21. Falla me - Maroons of Charles Town

22. Dedi bi ankama - Maroons of Charles Town

23. Ba wiri-oo - Maroons of Scott's Hall

24. Oh Duppy - Maroons of Scott's Hall

25. Siyumande yoyo - Maroons of Scott's Hall

26. Grandy Nanny - Maroons of Scott's Hall

27. A mini wai-oo - Maroons of Accompong

28. Ingia Mayongo Accompong Maroon singer

29. Squire Smith - Maroons of Accompong

30. Clear road - Maroons of Accompong

31. Wah me gwine do? - Maroons of Accompong

32. Maroon law - Maroons of Accompong

33. Baakini - Maroons of Accompong

34. Fight for war - Maroons of Accompong

35. Nyabingi Medley - Maroons of Accompong

CD Booklet Description

[These recordings] featuring complex, West African influenced drumming and dancing, this little-known rural tradition is at the heart of modern, politically charged reggae music. The conviction heard here reveals a long history of struggle. During the 17th and 18th centuries, some of the Africans brought to Jamaica as slaves escaped to the mountains. There they settled, and over time, became known as "Maroons". Today, four major Maroon colonies still exist in Jamaica's rugged western Cockpit Country and in the eastern Blue Mountains. Some selections on this recording were previously issued in 1981 on Folkways 4027. "..an aural kaleidoscope, presenting small glimpses into the colorful world of the Maroon music of Jamaica." – Sing Out