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Carnival, Canboulay and Calypso: Traditions in the Making

Carnival, Canboulay and Calypso: Traditions in the Making

Cowley, John

Paperback

AnthropologyWorld Music

ISBN10: 0521653894
ISBN13: 9780521653893
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Feb 4 1999
Pages: 312
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.78 Width: 5.86 Depth: 9.32
Language: English
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.

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