|PRONUNCIATION KEY:|
|an||an, as in animal|
|ch||sh, as in shame|
|dj||as in jam|
|é||ay|
|è||eh, as in yet|
|en||as in penny|
|ò||oh (nasal), as in hot|
|on||as in honey|
|ou||as in foot|
|tj||as in catch|
| Jing ping is the traditional music. A jing ping band has four people on average. The main instruments used are accordion, drum, shaker and boom pipe. Sometimes other instruments such as the violin, banjo, guitar, mouth organ and bamboo flute are added.|
On Creole Day, you will see jing ping bands performing on the street, at the banks, restaurants and stores. You will also see jing ping bands performing at the various cultural competitions because they accompany the dances such as quadrille.
Jing ping sé mizik twadisyonnèl nou. You bann jing ping ni kat moun. Enstwiman pwensipal yo ka jwé sé akòdéyon, tanbou, gwaj (syak) épi boum boum. Pa fwa i ni dòt enstiwman kon vyolon, banndjo, gita, mizik a bouch, flit banbou.
An jouné kwéyol ou ké wè bann jing ping ka jwé bò lawi, an bank, an plas manjé, épi magazen. Ou ks wè bann jing ping an tout sé konpitisyon kiltirèl-la pis sé yo ki ka akonpannyé sé dansè-a. Kon kwadjril.
|grater||gwaj||shakers||shak-shaks||accordion||akòdéyon|
|boom pipe||boum-boum||drums||tambous||frame drum||tambal|
Vocabulary
Here are some key words to get you going.
Mi yon dé mo, yon dé pawòl pou démelé kò'w.
gentleman (cavalier) kavalyé woman, lady danm (from the French madam) Move your body (in a sensual way) Kawé kò'w Let's go dancing An nou alé dansé May I dance with you? Es mwen sa dansé èvè'w? I want to dance with you Mwen vlé dansé épi'w Come dance with me Vini dansé èvè mwen Where is the party tonight? Ola siwo-a yé òswè-a?