Focus: Music of the Caribbean

Name: Focus: Music of the Caribbean
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Focus: Music of the CaribbeanAuthor(s): Sydney Hutchinson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138094505, 978-1138094505\nSynopsis\nFocus: Music of the Caribbean presents the most important issues of Caribbean musical history and current practice, discussing thought-provoking questions in a student-friendly fashion. It uses current ethnomusicological research on Caribbean music to tell the stories of Caribbean historythose of colonialism and neocolonialism, race and nationalism, marginalization and globalizationand to explore that historys continuing impact on the lives, cultures, musics, and dance of modern-day people in the Caribbean and beyond.\n\nIn three parts, the text presents an embodied understanding of the sounds, rhythms, and movements that exemplify the history, culture, and politics of Caribbean music:\n\nI. Caribbean Music and Caribbean History establishes a framework for thinking about Caribbean musica.