Cover Image

After the dance, the drums are heavy : carnival, politics, and musical engagement in Haiti /

Show other versions (1)

"Haitian carnival offers a lens into popular power and politics. Political demonstrations in Haiti often manifest as musical performances. Studying carnival and political protest side by side brings insight to the musical engagement that ordinary citizens and celebrity musicians often cultivate...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dirksen, Rebecca (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Series:Currents in Latin American & Iberian music.
Subjects:
Music > Political aspects > Haiti.
Carnival > Haiti.
Musique > Aspect politique > Haïti.
Carnavals > Haïti.
Carnival
Music > Political aspects
Haiti
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Sounding Carnival
  • Mixed Modes and Performance Codes of Political Demonstrations and Carnival
  • Wyclef's Score: Popular Motion, Emotion, and Commotion
  • Sweet Micky's Allure : Vagabonds, Vulgarities, and Street Politics
  • The Konpa President's Government on Parade
  • Ti Lili and Nèg Bannann nan (the Banana Man)
  • The Population's Bacchanalia
  • Response from the Roots: Still Not Afraid
  • Re-Sounding Mizik Angaje.