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Vodou Nation (Paperback, Enlarged edition): Michael Largey Vodou Nation (Paperback, Enlarged edition)
Michael Largey
R1,055 Discovery Miles 10 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

While the Haitian musical tradition is probably best known for the Vodou-inspired roots music that helped topple the two-generation Duvalier dictatorship, the nation's troubled history of civil unrest and its tangled relationship with the United States is more intensely experienced through its art music, which combines French and German elements of classical music with Haiti's indigenous folk music. "Vodou Nation" examines art music by Haitian and African American composers who were inspired by Haiti's history as a nation created by slave revolt.
Around the time of the United States's occupation of Haiti in 1915, African American composers began to incorporate Vodou-inspired musical idioms to showcase black artistry and protest white oppression. Together with Haitian musicians, these composers helped create what Michael Largey calls the "Vodou Nation," an ideal vision of Haiti that championed its African-based culture as a bulwark against America's imperialism. Highlighting the contributions of many Haitian and African American composers who wrote music that brought rhythms and melodies of the Vodou ceremony to local and international audiences, "Vodou Nation" sheds light on a black cosmopolitan musical tradition that was deeply rooted in Haitian culture and politics.

Caribbean Currents: - Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Peter Manuel, Michael Largey Caribbean Currents: - Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Peter Manuel, Michael Largey
R863 Discovery Miles 8 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1995, Caribbean Currents has become the definitive guide to the distinctive musics of this region of the world. This third edition of the award-winning book is substantially updated and expanded, featuring thorough coverage of new developments, such as the global spread of reggaeton and bachata, the advent of music videos, the restructuring of the music industry, and the emergence of new dance styles. It also includes many new illustrations and links to accompanying video footage. The authors succinctly and perceptively situate the musical styles and developments in the context of themes of gender and racial dynamics, sociopolitical background, and diasporic dimensions. Caribbean Currents showcases the rich and diverse 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 to provide an engaging panorama of this most dynamic aspect of Caribbean culture.

Caribbean Currents - Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Peter Manuel, Kenneth Bilby,... Caribbean Currents - Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Peter Manuel, Kenneth Bilby, Michael Largey
R1,173 R1,060 Discovery Miles 10 600 Save R113 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is an exploration of the region's music - its forms and innovations, musicians, festivals, and dance halls, its fans - and traces its African, Asian and European roots.

Caribbean Currents: - Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae (Hardcover, 3rd Edition): Peter Manuel, Michael Largey Caribbean Currents: - Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae (Hardcover, 3rd Edition)
Peter Manuel, Michael Largey
R2,360 Discovery Miles 23 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1995, Caribbean Currents has become the definitive guide to the distinctive musics of this region of the world. This third edition of the award-winning book is substantially updated and expanded, featuring thorough coverage of new developments, such as the global spread of reggaeton and bachata, the advent of music videos, the restructuring of the music industry, and the emergence of new dance styles. It also includes many new illustrations and links to accompanying video footage. The authors succinctly and perceptively situate the musical styles and developments in the context of themes of gender and racial dynamics, sociopolitical background, and diasporic dimensions. Caribbean Currents showcases the rich and diverse 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 to provide an engaging panorama of this most dynamic aspect of Caribbean culture.

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