Back to the summary The sound It is composed of several elements, which play a deciding part in the proper course of the fight. The singer spurs on the wrestlers by means of provocative lyrics. These lyrics are derived from the history of Martinique. The chorus is made up of the attendants who take up the refrain, with the effect of stimulating the wrestlers. Then each wrestler in turn draws an invisible circle which represents a magic space.
Any person entering that circle is an opponent.
After dancing in a ring each wrestler comes to the tambouy to size him up. That's the moment when the collusion between tambouy and wrestler can become effective and enable him to win the fight more easily. During the rise to the drum each wrestler tries to impress his opponent and outdo his litheness, strength and agility. The strokes must be restrained and given without intending to hit. Counting the amount of points that were scored during a two-minute fight.