| Description |
ix, 280 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Music of the African diaspora ; 14 |
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Music of the African diaspora ; 14.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-268) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Slaves to the rhythm -- Beating back darkness: rhythm and revolution in Haiti -- Rhythm, Creolization, and conflict in Trinidad -- Rhythm, music, and literature in the French Caribbean -- James Brown, rhythm, and black power -- Conclusion: Listening to new world history. |
| Summary |
Long a taboo subject among critics, rhythm finally takes center stage in this book's dazzling, wide ranging examination of diverse black cultures across the New World. This work traces the central, and contested, role of music in shaping identities, politics, social history, and artistic expression. Starting with enslaved African musicians, the author takes us to Haiti, Trinidad, the French Caribbean, and to the civil rights era in the United States. Along the way, he highlights such figures as Toussaint Louverture, Jacques Roumain, Jean Price Mars, The Mighty Sparrow, Aime Cesaire, Edouard Glissant, Joseph Zobel, Daniel Maximin, James Brown, and Amiri Baraka. Bringing to light new connections among black cultures, he shows how rhythm has been both a persistent marker of race as well as a dynamic force for change at virtually every major turning point in black New World history. |
| Subject |
Blacks -- Caribbean Area -- Music -- History and criticism.
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African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
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Brown, James, 1933-2006 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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| ISBN |
9780520262829 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0520262824 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780520262836 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0520262832 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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