The appropriate response is field holler. This is the generally chronicled sort of vocal music sung by African slaves to go with their work, to impart conveniently or to vent emotions. It varies from the aggregate work melody in that it was sung solo, however early eyewitnesses noticed that a holler, or 'cry', may be resounded by different laborers. In spite of the fact that usually connected with cotton development, the field holler was likewise sung by levee specialists, and field turns in rice and sugar estates.