Carnival, Canboulay and Calypso: Traditions in the Making

ISBN-13: 9780521653893 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 312 str.

John Cowley

Opis

Starting from the days of slavery and following through to the first decades of the twentieth century, this book traces the evolution of Carnival and secular black music in Trinidad and beyond. Calypso emerged as the preeminent Carnival song form at the end of the nineteenth century and its association with the festival is investigated, as are the first commercial recordings by Trinidad performers. Considerable use is made of contemporary newspaper reports, colonial documents, travelogues, oral history and folklore, providing an authoritative treatment of a fascinating story in popular cultural history.

Recenzje

' … a meticulously researched and immensely rich piece of cultural history. Cowley has produced the definite study of Trinidad's Carnival in all its many aspects for the period up to 1920.' Slavery and Abolition

Spis treści

1. Background to West Indian music; 2. 'Pain nous ka mangé': music, carnival and events 1783–1869; 3. 'Not a cent to buy rice': poverty, revelry and riots, 1870–1896; 4. 'Iron Duke in the land': banners, bands and music 1897–1920; 5. Creole musical traditions: Africa, the Caribbean and beyond; Notes; Bibliography; Discography; Index.