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Sweet Tassa : music of the Indian Caribbean diaspora /

Sweet Tassa: Music of the Indian Caribbean Diaspora details the history, repertoire, and socio-political significance of tassa drumming in Trinidad & Tobago. The film profiles the life and work of noted tassa drummer Lenny Kumar and his family while also developing the notion of tassa performanc...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Trinidad & Tobago Sweet Tassa (Musical group) (Performer)
Other Authors: Ballengee, Chris (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Privately published, 2019.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Trinidad & Tobago Sweet Tassa (Musical group)
Folk music > Trinidad and Tobago.
Drum > Trinidad and Tobago.
Percussion music > Trinidad and Tobago.
Tambour > Trinité-et-Tobago.
Percussion, Musique de > Trinité-et-Tobago.
Drum
Folk music
Percussion music
Trinidad and Tobago
documentary film.
Documentary films
Feature films
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Sweet Tassa: Music of the Indian Caribbean Diaspora details the history, repertoire, and socio-political significance of tassa drumming in Trinidad & Tobago. The film profiles the life and work of noted tassa drummer Lenny Kumar and his family while also developing the notion of tassa performance as a metaphor for Indian Trinidadian cultural and national identity. In the process, the film traces tassa's movement from India to the Caribbean, summarizes its transformation in diaspora, and speculates about its future.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed May 27, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (58 minutes)
Playing Time:00:58:00