Description:Music is the most popular and dynamic aspect of Caribbean expressive culture. From the well-known genresOCosalsa, merengue, reggae, calypso, and bachataOCoto more localized forms like chutney and kaseko, this wide-ranging book surveys Caribbean music's prodigious diversity and colorful history. Enhanced with numerous illustrations and musical examples, "Caribbean Currents "is an up-to-date overview of the region's music, covering Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad, Suriname, and smaller islands like Martinique and Guadeloupe. Engaging descriptions of musical forms and innovations, festivals and dance halls, as well as musicians and fans, are situated in This revised and expanded version * Twenty-seven new illustrations * Recent developments in the region's music, such as the emergence of reggaetn and timba * A new and extensive study of Jamaican dancehall"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae, Revised Edition. To get started finding Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae, Revised Edition, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Temple University Press
Release
2006
ISBN
1592134645
Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae, Revised Edition
Description: Music is the most popular and dynamic aspect of Caribbean expressive culture. From the well-known genresOCosalsa, merengue, reggae, calypso, and bachataOCoto more localized forms like chutney and kaseko, this wide-ranging book surveys Caribbean music's prodigious diversity and colorful history. Enhanced with numerous illustrations and musical examples, "Caribbean Currents "is an up-to-date overview of the region's music, covering Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad, Suriname, and smaller islands like Martinique and Guadeloupe. Engaging descriptions of musical forms and innovations, festivals and dance halls, as well as musicians and fans, are situated in This revised and expanded version * Twenty-seven new illustrations * Recent developments in the region's music, such as the emergence of reggaetn and timba * A new and extensive study of Jamaican dancehall"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae, Revised Edition. To get started finding Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae, Revised Edition, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.