Biography:
Excerpt Description: In this brief excerpt, Esquina discusses the significance of the Congo game and Congo dance including how prominently performing as a primary singer has figured into her life.
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Interviewer: Renee Alexander Craft
Secondary Interviewer: Gustavo Esquina
Date of Interview: 7-May-03
Interview Location: Interviewee's home in Portobelo, Panama
Interview Transcribed By: Gustavo Esquina
English Translation By: Oronike Odeleye
Ethnoracial Identity Discussed: Afro-Colonial, Afrodescendiente
Cultural Identity: "Revellín" or Primary singer in the Congo tradition, Congo
Location Mentioned: Portobelo, Panama
Congo Spaces:
Congo Characters: Singers and Drummers
Congo Tradition Mentioned: Congo drumming and singing, Congo game, Rituals and symbols
Cultural Organization: Congos
Themes Mentioned: Congo game, Congo singing, Congo tradition
Cultural Festivals: Carnival
People Mentioned: Vicente Esquina
Time Period Mentioned: 1932-1946, 1947-1963, 1964-1979, 1980-1988, 1989-2003, 2004-present
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Timestamp: 00:31:03.6-00:33:42.1
Photo by: Oronike Odeleye