00:17 Miner speaks and introduces the band and Sa Sa Ye Sa. 02:15 Mendy greets audience. Explains that musicians will be speaking in French, with a translator. 03:35 Mendy speaks to relationship between Mardi Gras and Carribean Carnival, and asks about relationship between Sa Sa Ye Sa’s music & Carnival. 05:22 Musician speaks to Carnival practices in Martinique and Guadeloupe, as well as differences from Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Celebration stops on Ash Wednesday at midnight. 07:30 There are forty musicians visiting New Orleans, but eighty-six that perform in Martinique, in the streets as well as on stage. 08:48 Taped demonstration. 12:28 Mendy speaks to different instruments used in the band. 12:46 Mendy introduces the band members. 14:27 (Translator speaking.) Band leader describes the construction of instruments used by the band. 15:54 (Translator speaking.) Band leader explains different functions of different band members. The group has existed for four years. 18:04 (Translator speaking.) Musician speaks to the many types of music which have influenced the band, and the ways that original music is created. Influences include traditional sounds from Carnival, as well as sounds adapted from abroad. 20:14 Musician discusses the dancers that travel with the band. 21:36 Band members speak to differences between Carnival in Martinique and Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Everyone dances with the band. 22:51 Mendy discusses the way in which New Orleans bands are rooted in the neighborhoods and communities that they come from, and asks if this is similar to anything in Martinique. 24:16 Band members explain the many different Carnivals in each town in Martinique, and the largest in Fort de France, where all the bands come together. 24:40 Mendy asks about the culture of costuming in Martinique. 24:54 Band member speaks to different themes for each day of Carnival. 25:55 Mendy and band member discuss the relationship between masks and costumes used during Carnival, and those that come from Senegal and Western Africa. 28:54 Live demonstration. Percussion created with hands and clapping. 29:48 Band member describes puppets and songs used during Carnival, to laugh at politics and celebrate history. 32:23 (Translator speaking.) Band member discusses the spiritual message of the band, one of unity without boundaries between people of different races or ethnicities. 33:44 (Translator speaking.) Band member speaks to the many different places that the band members come from in Martinique, but notes that many are from Saint Joseph. 34:45 (Translator speaking) Band member explains that many members come and go, and that there are loose boundaries. Explains that this relates to the name of the band, which means in Creole, “What is this?” 35:25 Band member discusses the meaning and uses of the expression, “Sa Sa Ye Sa.” 36:08 Mendy thanks band and hosts. 36:12 Taped demonstration.
