Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae - Softcover

Manuel, Peter; Bilby, Kenneth; Largey, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592134637 ISBN 13: 9781592134632

Verlag: Combined Academic Publ., 2001

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Book by Manuel Peter

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Outstanding Academic Books, Choice, 1996 Gordon K. Lewis Memorial Award for Caribbean Scholarship, Caribbean Studies Association, 1996 "The musical analyses and notation... are straightforward enough to interest careful listeners as well as casual fans, and the many helpful discographies throughout the book--not to mention the cool photographs!--contribute to making this an essential text on some of the world's most irrepressible rhythms." Booklist "This is an exciting text that offers an excellent survey of the popular musical styles of the Caribbean... The authors assert that Caribbean music has something to offer everyone, and this text is intended to cater for a very broad audience ranging from Caribbean music lovers, to students of Caribbean and/or pan-American society, to readers of Caribbean descent who wish to learn more about their unique and dynamic music-culture." The World of Music "There is very much to admire in this comprehensive and insightful work. Caribbean Currents blends musical and sociocultural analyis, draws significance from fascinating song lyrics, and traces the social history of many of the Caribbean's most important genres of music and dance. The result is a package perfectly suited to classroom settings that should serve for some time as the standard text on Caribbean music." The Yearbook of Traditional Music "The revised edition addresses the most important and significant new developments in the 21st century Caribbean, and will be welcomed by those who enjoyed the original due to the considerable additions and enhancements in the revised edition...undoubtedly a valuable resource." Ethnomusicology

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"Caribbean Currents" presents an engaging panorama of the rich and diverse musics of the Caribbean region. This expanded and updated edition of the award-winning book covers recent developments in the region's music, such as the emergence of reggaeton and timba and includes a new and extensive study of Jamaican dancehall. Among the other additions are twenty-seven illustrations. The authors cover the historical development and current forms of the musics of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, the French Caribbean, the lesser Antilles, and their transnational communities in the United States and elsewhere. They also succinctly and perceptively situate the musical music styles and developments in the context of themes of gender and racial dynamics, socio-political background, and diasporic dimensions. Written in a style that is at once readable, entertaining, and scholarly, "Caribbean Currents" is an ideal resource for students, musicians, and general readers.

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• Verlag: Combined Academic Publ.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1592134637
• ISBN 13: 9781592134632
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336