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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.
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.
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.
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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