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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ann Phelan on Friday, November 15, 2002 - 8:14 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

There is a festival Dec. 1 called Bari. What is this please?

Annie

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By michael gaynor on Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 8:53 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Bari means drum in Papiamentu. It is a time when local groups dress up and parade through the stees playing a barrel drum. The tradition is a bit clouded so instead of me passing on some misinformation, I will check back through some old literature and post what I find out.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Francis Roberto on Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 3:15 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Bari is more or less a group playing songs with guys playing a bari(barrel drum), wiri(translation: no idea), and chapi(hoe) and people are singing with lyrics that are sharp remarks towards others.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kitty @ CrystalVisions on Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 6:07 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Francis,

Do you know if this Barí resembles the Festival di Tambú of Curaçao somewhat (but then they don't use a barreldrum but a normal drum with tanned hide/animal skin)?

BTW, a wiri is a rasp or scraper made of metal, right?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Francis Roberto on Friday, November 22, 2002 - 10:07 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

bari and tambu to my opinion is basicly the same, and yes you are right about the wiri

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kitty @ CrystalVisions on Saturday, November 23, 2002 - 3:23 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Thanks Francis, I have noticed before that some words are different between the islands, though they all speak Papiamentu. Up till now I have seen this with musical terms (like Simadán on Bonaire and Seú on Curacao).

If it is all similar, then I guess Barí must be a festival that's near the end of the year and, like you said, is meant for the people to express their angers and discontent with others or the government. I would not be surprised if it would all be coming from the times of slavery when the slaves had their own 'working and party songs'. But I guess Michael might add some more info on this...

 


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