That's my uncle Papa Guhn who lived in Lopinot... He was a legend in the sphere of Original Authentic Parang music... Being the second of three children hence the name Segundo. His elder sister Petra Dolabaille was a post mistress in those days and work at Arima Post Office just prior to her retirement. His younger brother ( my father) Norbert Bertie Dolabaille worked at T&TEC Arima. Papa Guan as he was called was a story teller and part of a 4 man parang group. He would tell us of his parang journey that started on the 6th of December each year and climaxed on the 6th of January. They would have travelled on foot while they played music along the way from upper Lopinot until they reached Arouca junction and getting vehicular transportation heading west to areas like port of Spain ....... maraval to be exact and for that one month period and possibly reaching as far as Siparia to the home of Daisy Voisin. They survived through the kindness of friends family and parang enthusiasts. His wife was from Maraval and they had one son Norbert Little Bertie Dolabaille who was bilingual and would have worked with BWIA Trinidad and Venezuela. He also worked at the UN and settled in Hollywood Florida until his recent passing. Papa Guan was also a Gardner and carpenter. He had cows and pigs and did some planting of coffee and cocoa. He even had a cocoa drying house which we would have the time of our lives whenever we visited his home. He was very generous and humorous but kept his Christian values through parang. He would explain to us how and why his songs were structured with biblical references. I remembered he used a Spanish bible he received from a visiting Venezuelan group to his home in Lopinot. He was a hunter also and had regular parang sessions at his home accompanied by his home cooked food and wild meats. I can go on for days describing his character and the times we spent with him. He was a father, brother, uncle, friend and legend in Lopinot and environs. Rest in peace Pedro Segundo Papa Guan Dolabaille. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
My parents had this parang lp when I was a child. I think it was recorded in Lopinot sometime in the late 1960's / early 1970's by pitch oil / kerosene lamp. I remember the names Papa Guhn and Sotero Gomez very well. Really true soldiers of parang. The tune ends with the words " the man who is singing is called papa Guhn".
Thanks gigidetrini for posting this classic work of art, it is truely a rare and percious gem. Unfortunately my ears and my spanish are not so good. If anyone knows the or can make out lyrics for this version of the song can you please post them. Unfortunatly, I havent forund it on the internet yet.
That beautiful music has Venezuelan origins the song they singing mention [La virgen del Valle] The valley Virgin, and the Venezuelan name Bolivar and they mention Cumana the capital city of Sucre state in Venezuela, the specific denomination of this kind of music in Venezuela is Golpe oriental that means something like Oriental Push, also known as Joropo oriental and also like Galeron,
That's my uncle Papa Guhn who lived in Lopinot... He was a legend in the sphere of Original Authentic Parang music... Being the second of three children hence the name Segundo. His elder sister Petra Dolabaille was a post mistress in those days and work at Arima Post Office just prior to her retirement. His younger brother ( my father) Norbert Bertie Dolabaille worked at T&TEC Arima. Papa Guan as he was called was a story teller and part of a 4 man parang group. He would tell us of his parang journey that started on the 6th of December each year and climaxed on the 6th of January. They would have travelled on foot while they played music along the way from upper Lopinot until they reached Arouca junction and getting vehicular transportation heading west to areas like port of Spain ....... maraval to be exact and for that one month period and possibly reaching as far as Siparia to the home of Daisy Voisin. They survived through the kindness of friends family and parang enthusiasts. His wife was from Maraval and they had one son Norbert Little Bertie Dolabaille who was bilingual and would have worked with BWIA Trinidad and Venezuela. He also worked at the UN and settled in Hollywood Florida until his recent passing. Papa Guan was also a Gardner and carpenter. He had cows and pigs and did some planting of coffee and cocoa. He even had a cocoa drying house which we would have the time of our lives whenever we visited his home. He was very generous and humorous but kept his Christian values through parang. He would explain to us how and why his songs were structured with biblical references. I remembered he used a Spanish bible he received from a visiting Venezuelan group to his home in Lopinot. He was a hunter also and had regular parang sessions at his home accompanied by his home cooked food and wild meats. I can go on for days describing his character and the times we spent with him. He was a father, brother, uncle, friend and legend in Lopinot and environs. Rest in peace Pedro Segundo Papa Guan Dolabaille. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
thank you so much for sharing this piece of history Jerry. You uncle was a true gem of Lopinot!
That's my uncle
How you find the songs
my parents grew up in Lopinot and my dad happened to get a CD from someone...
Thanks for this, Jerry.
My parents had this parang lp when I was a child. I think it was recorded in Lopinot sometime in the late 1960's / early 1970's by pitch oil / kerosene lamp. I remember the names Papa Guhn and Sotero Gomez very well. Really true soldiers of parang. The tune ends with the words " the man who is singing is called papa Guhn".
thank you. Trini living abroad and the parang is chicken soup to my soul
This was amazing to listen to. Got chills.
Long live Parang!
Man I just love to hear Papa Goon. He was incredible Parang performer.
thats my uncle
I played the maraca with all the players I was 12yrs and I remember all of hema
Nice work cousin.... Doey granddaughter here 👋
Thanks to my dad who actually has these recordings...wish I had the lyrics too!
first time i am hearing and loving it if we could parang like this again
thank you so much Lopinot Legends....
Your Family Donna give our blessings to your Dad the Last of the Gomez from the era
thats my uncle singing
Lopinot Legends!!
Thanks gigidetrini for posting this classic work of art, it is truely a rare and percious gem. Unfortunately my ears and my spanish are not so good. If anyone knows the or can make out lyrics for this version of the song can you please post them. Unfortunatly, I havent forund it on the internet yet.
Thanks For The Pictures and Video!!!
Love the parang ,it is a part of me
True Parang with Venezuelan flavor.
This is all I need for Christmas in Trinidad
thats my uncle papa guhn
That beautiful music has Venezuelan origins the song they singing mention [La virgen del Valle] The valley Virgin, and the Venezuelan name Bolivar and they mention Cumana the capital city of Sucre state in Venezuela, the specific denomination of this kind of music in Venezuela is Golpe oriental that means something like Oriental Push, also known as Joropo oriental and also like Galeron,
Parang the way it used to be
That IS Parang
Tome one ofthe best .Somebodywho hzve more sylvester play.th
The 10 Lagahoo who gave this video 10 thumbs down...DON'T HAVE A DAMN SOUL!!!!
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Papa Goon Grandpa!!!!
Collin D Hi Colin. I posted a comment regarding Papa Guhun which you may find interesting.
Does anyone know where I can get the lyrics for this song?
De qué origen son estos cantantes...?
These singers were from a village in Lopinot from the country Trinidad and Tobago.