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Kont are forms of oral tradition in the Caribbean.

Saint Lucia

Kont is a kind of Saint Lucian folk song, performed as part of the funereal ceremony by mourners outside the deceased's house. These mourners sing kont, a responsorial Creole song, accompanied by drumming. The lyrics may refer to the last words or other aspects of the deceased's death. Mourners also dance to both the débòt and bélé, accompanied zo or tibwa and ka.

Dominica

Kont is a form of traditional storytelling of Dominica, mostly performed at night-time festivals, wakes, festivals and other celebrations. Kont storytellers use elements of local history and legend, and often provide moral or ethical messages. A simple theme song, one line in length, frequently based on a duet between two characters, is an important recurrent element of kont storytelling.

References

Guilbault, Jocelyne (1999). "Saint Lucia". Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Vol. 2. Routledge. ISBN 0-8153-1865-0.
Guilbault, Jocelyne (1999). "Dominica". Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Vol. 2. Routledge. pp. 840–844. ISBN 0-8153-1865-0.

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+{{Short description|Forms of oral tradition in the Caribbean}}
-:''This article is about an aspect of Caribbean folk culture. KONT can also refer to the [[LA/Ontario International Airport]]. In Afrikaans the word Kont (pronounced 'cornt') is an offensive and crude term used to describe the female pudenda and is etymologically related to the English word cunt.
+{{about|the type of folk song and traditional storytelling|other uses|Kont (disambiguation)}}
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+'''Kont''' are forms of oral tradition in the Caribbean.
-'''Kont''' is a kind of [[Saint Lucia]]n folk song, performed as part of the [[ wiktionary : funereal | funereal ]] ceremony by mourners outside the deceased's house.  These mourners sing kont, a [[call-and-response|responsorial]] Creole song, accompanied by drumming.  The lyrics may refer to the last words or other aspects of the deceased's death.  Mourners also dance to both the débòt and [[bélè]], accompanied zo or [[tibwa]] and ka.
+==Saint Lucia==
-'''Kont''' is also a form of traditional [[storytelling]] of [[Dominica]], mostly performed at night-time festivals, wakes, festivals and other celebrations.  Kont storytellers use elements of local history and legend, and often provide moral or ethical messages.  A simple theme song, one line in length, frequently based on a duet between two characters, is an important recurrent element of kont storytelling.
+'''Kont''' is a kind of [[Saint Lucia]]n folk song, performed as part of the funereal ceremony by mourners outside the deceased's house.  These mourners sing kont, a [[call-and-response|responsorial]] Creole song, accompanied by drumming.  The lyrics may refer to the last words or other aspects of the deceased's death.  Mourners also dance to both the débòt and [[bélé]], accompanied zo or [[tibwa]] and ka.
+==Dominica==
+'''Kont''' is a form of traditional [[storytelling]] of [[Dominica]], mostly performed at night-time festivals, wakes, festivals and other celebrations.  Kont storytellers use elements of local history and legend, and often provide moral or ethical messages.  A simple theme song, one line in length, frequently based on a duet between two characters, is an important recurrent element of kont storytelling.
-==see also==
+==See also==
 * [[Music of Saint Lucia]]
 * [[Music of Dominica]]
 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
 * {{cite book
 |chapter=Saint Lucia
 |author=Guilbault, Jocelyne
 |title=Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
-|volume=Volume 2
+|volume=2
 |isbn=0-8153-1865-0
 |year=1999
 |publisher=Routledge
+|url-access=registration
+|url=https://archive.org/details/garlandencyclope0001unse
 }}
 * {{cite book
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 |author=Guilbault, Jocelyne
 |title=Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
-|volume=Volume 2|isbn=0-8153-1865-0
+|volume=2
+|isbn=0-8153-1865-0
 |year=1999
 |publisher=Routledge
+|pages=[https://archive.org/details/garlandencyclope0001unse/page/840 840–844]
-|pages=840–844
+|url=https://archive.org/details/garlandencyclope0001unse/page/840
 }}
-[[Category:Dominica culture]]
+[[Category:Culture of Dominica]]
-[[Category:Saint Lucian music]]
+[[Category:Music of Saint Lucia]]
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+{{Dominica-stub}}