| The Day Is So Long and the Wages So Small: Music on a Summer Island Contributor(s): Charters, Samuel (Author) |
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ISBN: 071453076X ISBN-13: 9780714530765 Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: In the summer of 1958, jazz and blues historian Samuel Charters traveled with Ann Danberg to Andros, a remote island "on the wrong side of the wind" in the Bahamas. Living within a small local community descended from a handful of Bahamian slaves, they discovered how the unique historical fusion of disparate cultures on Andros, from Africa and Europe, had resulted in a wealth of traditional music that had stubbornly resisted the influx of modern styles. Combining rare travel and musical elements with Danberg's evocative photographs, Char-ters describes their search for a song so rich and startling in its resonance, they had to follow it to its source. "Just about the best 'what-I-did-on-my-summer-vacation' report ever written." -"Booklist "(starred review) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Ethnic - Music | Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology |
| Dewey: 781.629 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.36" W x 8.51" (0.49 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the summer of 1958, jazz and blues historian Samuel Charters traveled with Ann Danberg to Andros, a remote island on the wrong side of the wind in the Bahamas. Living within a small local community descended from a handful of Bahamian slaves, they discovered how the unique historical fusion of disparate cultures on Andros, from Africa and Europe, had resulted in a wealth of traditional music that had stubbornly resisted the influx of modern styles. Combining rare travel and musical elements with Danberg's evocative photographs, Char-ters describes their search for a song so rich and startling in its resonance, they had to follow it to its source. Just about the best 'what-I-did-on-my-summer-vacation' report ever written. --Booklist (starred review) |