basket house

A bar, café, or other public venue where musicians perform and are paid only by the collection of money from the audience in a basket or similar receptacle. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. Many of the most famous musicians began their careers eking out a living in basket houses around Greenwich Village in New York City.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cleopatra	klee-ə-PAT-rə (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Nkruma	-	Western African, Akan
Linda	LIN-də (English), LIN-dah (German), LEEN-dah (Italian, Finnish)	English, Dutch, German, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, French, Latvian, Finnish, Hu
Daley	DAY-lee	Irish, English (Rare)
Izumi	ee-zoo-mee	Japanese
Mamadou	-	Western African