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The Buzzard Lope is a popular southern States dance dating from the 1890s, included in Minstrel Show repertoire, alongside the cakewalk and juba dance.
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesBuzzard Lope · Bessie Jones · Georgia Sea Island Singers · Alan LomaxJoin the Band℗ 2012 Odyssey Productions, I...
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3. Feb. 2012 · The Buzzard Lope sung by Bessie Jones and backup singers a capella. ...more.
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The Buzzard Lope is a dance with its roots in West Africa, probably Ghana, that came via the slave trade to the southern USA and was still being performed on the Georgia Sea...
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Buzzard Lope | Lomax Digital Archive. Title: Buzzard Lope. Date recorded: June 26, 1961. Contributor (s): Performer: Jones, Bessie; Recordist: Lomax, Alan. Subject (s): Genre: animal imitation, slavery song. Culture: African American, Southern U.S. Instruments: voice. Setting: Alan Lomax's apartment, 3rd Street. Language: English.
The Buzzard Lope used outstretched arms like a bird and consisted of a shuffle step and a little buzzard like hop. The dance is said to be similar to the West African Buzzard Dance. It's original form is representing a Turkey Buzzard getting ready to eat a dead Mule (some report a Cow).
Title: Buzzard Lope Date recorded: August 1, 1965 Contributor(s): Performer: Ramsey, Emma Lee; Performer: Jones, Bessie; Performer: Hillery, Mable; Performer: Davis, Peter; Performer: Davis, John; Recordist: Lomax, Alan