Bahamian Rake-n-Scrape

Rake-n-scrape is the deep sound of Bahamian goombay musical tradition, a marker of Bahamian national identity, and a source of joy and community celebration. On this recording, two groups from Cat Island—Ophie & Da Websites and Bo Hog & Da Rooters—take the basic sonorous ingredients of accordion, scraped saw, and goatskin drum to interpret some of the most popular rake-n-scrape melodies in circulation today. 59 minutes, 24 pages of notes with photos. Compiled and annotated by Timothy Rommen.

Track Listing

101	Da River	Ophie and Da Websites	02:47
102	Emma (1)	Ophie and Da Websites	02:15
103	When Ya Mama Send You to School (1)	Ophie and Da Websites	02:41
104	If Ya Touch Dat Ting	Ophie and Da Websites	02:26
105	Watermelon Is Spoiling on the Vine	Ophie and Da Websites	02:11
106	Times Table	Ophie and Da Websites	02:20
107	Hog in da Mud (1)	Ophie and Da Websites	02:31
108	Mr. Fisher	Ophie and Da Websites	02:29
109	Round and Round da Bar Room	Ophie and Da Websites	03:34
110	Mama, Lend Me Ya Pigeon	Ophie and Da Websites	03:34
111	For My Own Things	Bo Hog and Da Rooters	03:28
112	Underneath the Bamboo Tree	Bo Hog and Da Rooters	01:52
113	Da Gaulin	Bo Hog and Da Rooters	03:27
114	Down da Road	Bo Hog and Da Rooters	02:58
115	Emma (2)	Bo Hog and Da Rooters	02:55
116	Mama, Don’t Treat Me So Bad	Bo Hog and Da Rooters	02:28
117	Hog in da Mud (2)	Bo Hog and Da Rooters	02:31
118	Boy Child, Girl Child	Bo Hog and Da Rooters	02:43
119	Muddy da Water	Bo Hog and Da Rooters	02:27
120	Da Ole Gray Hound Dog	Bo Hog and Da Rooters	02:49
121	Irene Goodnight	Bo Hog and Da Rooters	02:55
122	When Ya Mama Send You to School (2)	Bo Hog and Da Rooters	02:09