While writing BUSHMAN I did a lot of reading and research. The internet was a great resource and I found so many things that I hadn’t known about Trinidad and Tobago, and Caribbean history. If you’re interested, here are some of the most useful essays, articles and websites I found, and some of the information I used.
Bush Medicine
General References
The Trinidad and Tobago Nature Link – The Tale of two Forests http://www.ttnaturelink.com/ttnaturetrips/tale-forests-catshill
Anthony, Michael, Parade of the Carnivals, 1839-1989. St James, Port-of-Spain: Circle Press, 1989.
Venomous Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago, asawright.org/venomous-snakes-of-triniadad-and-tobago
Frank, David, ed., Kweyol Dictionary, Ministry of Education, Castries, St. Lucia, 2001 https://www.saintluciancreole.dbfrank.net%2Fdictionary.htm&usg=AOvVaw26y65vtX4y6HlXaxSJZVam
Eaton Simpson, George, The Shango Cult in Nigeria and in Trinidad, 1962. https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1525/aa.1962.64.6.02a00050
FITZGERALD, JAMES L. “NUN BEFUDDLES KING, SHOWS ‘KARMAYOGA’ DOES NOT WORK: Sulabhā’s Refutation of King Janaka at MBh 12.308.” Journal of Indian Philosophy, vol. 30, no. 6, 2002, pp. 641–677. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23496945. Accessed 19 Oct. 2020.
Tubal Uriah ‘Buzz’ Butler, The Man and His Times. http://www.natt.gov.tt/sites/default/files/pdfs/ButlerRevisedBoards11June.pdf
Olubowale, Josiah, University of the West Indies, Citizenship Construction and the Afterlife: Funeral rituals among Orisha devotees in Trinidad https://www.nomadit.co.uk/conference/ecas2013/paper/14933
The Shouter Baptists and Trinidadian culture, By Stabroek News 2012, https://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/04/01/features/the-shouter-baptists-and-trinidadian-culture/
Quevedo, Raymond, Atilla’s Kaiso: A Short History of Trinidad Calypso, University of the West Indies, Department of Extra Mural Studies, 1983
The Banyan Archive, http://www.pancaribbean.com/banyan/archives.htm
Ricardo Meade, Founder and director El Socoro Centre for Wildlife Conservation, (find him on YouTube) https://www.wildliferescuett.org/about-1/
Tindall, David, Orisha Trinidad: Drums and Colours, Caribbean Beat, Issue 34 (November/December 1998)
Roaring Lion, Biog, http://www.bestoftrinidad.com/calypso/lion.html
Layne, Glenda. (2020). Honouring Caribbean Folk Cultures: A Personal Reflection. Cultural and Pedagogical Inquiry. 11. 92-104. 10.18733/cpi29506. journals.library.ualberta.ca
Song References:
Gerald Clark & His Orchestra with Growling Tiger, Neville Marcano – Yaraba Shango, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qA87Wl3dmA
The Mighty Sparrow, Slinger Fransico – Mr Walker, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy9bE0m0JfA
* Yellow bird https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0RtQRnZwSw
Folk songs:
* Brown skin girl – Lord Invader https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLJ2icOtdb8
* Brown Girl in the Ring – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oabxD0tVUR0
* Johnny Grotto – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no935f-nA5U
Animals and Birds mentioned in BUSHMAN.