Carnival, Canboulay and Calypso: Traditions in the Making

by John Cowley

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521653894

ISBN13:9780521653893

Release Date:February 1999

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:312 Pages

Weight:1.26 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 9.3"

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Arts, Music & Photography Caribbean & West Indies Customs & Traditions Ethnic Ethnic & International Ethnomusicology Folk & Traditional Music Musical Genres Performing Arts Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Textbooks Trinidad and Tobago

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