| Carnival, Canboulay and Calypso: Traditions in the Making Contributor(s): Cowley, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521653894 ISBN-13: 9780521653893 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1999 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Ethnic - Social Science | Customs & Traditions - Music | Ethnomusicology |
| Dewey: 394.250 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.86" W x 9.32" (1.04 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |