sentences:  As in such West African instances, it was the woman who led the song while the other dancers and onlookers gave the refrain or lavway.In Dominica, she was the chantuelle, and the "chante mas" songs she led were composed during the two or three weeks before Carnival.The chanté mas (masquerade song) tradition is based around pre-calypso Carnival music performed in a responsorial style by partygoers.