Photos

Street in Ibiza. Photographer Unknown. Courtesy of The Alan Lomax Archive.

Francesca Escandell Ferrer. Formentera. Photo by Alan Lomax, July 1952. Courtesy of the Alan Lomax Archive.

Catalina Ribas (“na Perancona”) and Vicente Ribas (“Curt”, “Curtet”) singing the porfèdia “Bon amor jo et venc a veure”. Sant Josep, Ibiza, July 18, 1952. Photo by Alan Lomax, Courtesy of the Alan Lomax Archive. 

Josep Marí Prats (“Pep den Rotes”), vocals and espasí;  Josep Cardona (“Pep Pujoletí”), vocals and castanets; Miquel Bonet (Can Pep den Frare), flute and tabor. Sant Josep, Ibiza, July 18, 1952. Photo by Alan Lomax, Courtesy of the Alan Lomax Archive.

Maria Ribas with drum. Ibiza July 1952. Photo by Alan Lomax. Courtesy of The Alan Lomax Archive.

Reclam de xeremies. Photo by Judith Cohen, used with permission.

Dancers of Saint Josep, Ibiza, at the Folklore Festival and Competition. Palma de Mallorca, June 1952. Photographer unknown, Courtesy of the Alan Lomax Archive.

Josep Riera Escandell and Rita Roig Mayan. Formentera. Photo by Alan Lomax, Courtesy of the Alan Lomax Archive.

Sebastià Ordiner in traditional costume.Unknown photographer. Courtesy of the Alan Lomax Archive.

Sebastià Ordiner, flute and tabor. Unknown photographer. Courtesy of the Alan Lomax Archive.

Dancers in traditional costume. Valldemosa, Mallorca, June 1952. Photo by Alan Lomax. Courtesy of the  Alan Lomax Archive.

Cossiers de Manacor. Photographer unknown. Courtesy of the Alan Lomax Archive.

María Capó. Photo by Alan Lomax, 1952. Courtesy of the Alan Lomax Archive.

Woman singing lullaby (cansó de bressol). Trillar, Mallorca. June 1952. Photo by Alan Lomax. Courtesy of The Alan Lomax Archive

Sound recordings

Porfèdia (Song duel), Ibiza. Bon amor jo et venc a veure/Sweet love, I come to see you. Vicente Ribas (“Curt”, “Curtet”) and Catalina Ribas (“na Perancona”), vocals and tambor. Recorded by Alan Lomax, Sant Josep, Ibiza, July 18, 1952. Sound extract courtesy of Rounder Records.

Caramelles/The Seven Joys of Mary. Josep Marí Prats (“Pep den Rotes”), vocals and espasí;  Josep Cardona (“Pep Pujoletí”), vocals and castanets; Miquel Bonet (Can Pep den Frare), flute and tabor. Recorded by Alan Lomax in Sant Josep, July  18, 1952. Sound extract courtesy of Rounder Records.

Vida de Sant Aleix/The life of Saint Aleix. Francisca Escandell Ferrer, vocals. Recorded by Alan Lomax, La Mola, Formentera, July 15, 1952. Sound extract courtesy of Rounder Records.

S´Esbrunyida/The Dusted-Off On. Josep Tur Bonet, “En Roquetes”, Can Roquet, Ibiza, reclam de xeremies. Recorded by Alan Lomax, Sant  Josep, Ibiza, July 20, 1952. Sound extract courtesy of Rounder Records.

La curta (dance). Dancers of Sant Josep, Ibiza, dir. Josep Tur (Pepet des Sereno); Miquel Bonet (can Pep den Frare): flute and tabor; Josep Cardona (Pep Pujoletí), castanets; Josep Marí Prats (Pep den Rota), espasí (struck sword). Recorded by Alan Lomax at the Folklore Festival and Competition in Palma de Mallorca, June 27, 1952. Sound extract courtesy of Rounder Records.

Ses porgueres. Bagpipe (xeremier): Sebastià Ordines, flute and tabor: Miquel Amengual. Recorded by Alan Lomax, Mallorca, June 1952.The bells of the sheperds’ flock are heard clearly; the recording was made in the field, at night. Sound extract courtesy of Rounder Records.

Mateixa. Performed by the Ecos des Pla de Campos ensemble: violin, guitar, voices. Recorded by Alan Lomax at the Folklore Festival and Competition, Palma de Mallorca, June 26, 1952. Sound extract courtesy of Rounder Records.

Cossiers de Manacor (dance). Recorded by Alan Lomax at the Folklore Festival and Competition in Palma de Mallorca, June 1952. Courtesy of Rounder Records. Sound extract courtesy of Rounder Records.

Reaping song. Recorded  by Alan Lomax, unnamed singer, Mallorca, June 1952. Sound extract courtesy of Rounder Records.

Gloses for Carnival. Sung by Bernat Barral and others, recorded by Alan Lomax in Mallorca, June 1952. Sound extract courtesy of Rounder Records. 

Sibil∙la fragment. Francesca Mas Torres, recorded by Alan Lomax in Valldemosa, Mallorca, June 1952. Sound extract courtesy of Rounder Records.

Lullaby (Cancó de Bressol). Sung by María Capó, recorded by Alan Lomax in Mallorca, June 1952. Sound extract courtesy of Rounder Records.