Bahamian singer KB pens book based on tales in his songs

Kirkland “KB” Bodie, has published a book entitled “Bahamian Lyrical Tales”.  The book is published by Media Unlimited, and illustrated by Freeport-based art teacher Alisa Streather-Robinson.  The book is being launched in Nassau and Freeport this week.

The book is a group of 15 short stories based on songs he has written that were all hits... except for The Greasy Man, a story that has been told orally for years and for the first time is now in print. Complementing this he has produced a score with the same name that he has on his latest album. KB uses Bahamian dialect also and there is a glossary in the book to help people decipher it if they are unfamiliar. 

Bahamian Lyrical Tales is geared toward children, but adults will enjoy and may recognize some of the stories, in particular of one of his greatest hits, “She Fat” as it is also included under the title, “Gussimae”

Information courtesy of thebahamasweekly.com

Cordell Thompson's folktale resource

I found this resource earlier this year and just rediscovered it today in a totally unrelated search.

Look under the Folk Tales Tab and you will find a whole lot of information on Bahamian folktales and some actual tales.
Cordell Thompson's Blog

He hasn't added any thing since early this year but what he has there is a whole lot of information.