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Caribbean currents : Caribbean music from rumba to reggae /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Manuel, Peter, 1952-
Other Authors: Bilby, Kenneth M., 1953-, Largey, Michael D., 1959-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, PA : Temple University Press, 2006.
Edition:Rev. and expanded ed.
Subjects:
Music > West Indies > History and criticism.
Music > Caribbean Area > History and criticism.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : The Caribbean crucible
  • Cuba
  • Puerto Rico
  • Salsa and beyond
  • The Dominican Republic
  • Haiti and the French Caribbean
  • Jamaica
  • Trinidad, calypso, and carnival
  • East Indian music and big sounds from the "small islands"
  • Five themes in the study of Caribbean music.