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Tuk music tradition in Barbados / Sharon Meredith.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3565 .M48 2015
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Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center CD 07211
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meredith, Sharon, author.
- Series:
- OAS musicology series.
- SOAS musicology series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tuk (Music)--History and criticism.
- Tuk (Music).
- Black people--Barbados--Music--History and criticism.
- Black people.
- Music--Social aspects.
- Manners and customs.
- Barbados.
- Music.
- Black people--Barbados--Social life and customs.
- Music--Social aspects--Barbados.
- Black people--Social life and customs.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Music.
- Sound recordings.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 149 pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 24 cm + 1 audio disc (4 3/4 in.)
- 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT, USA : Ashgate, [2015]
- System Details:
- digital optical
- audio file CD audio
- Summary:
- Tuk is a form of fife and drum music which began life in the plantations and shops of pre-independence Barbados. This book examines the music, and how it has evolved to become a signifier of national culture.
- Contents:
- Setting the scene
- Early Barbadian music and the development of tuk
- Playing tuk
- Historical and contemporary performance spaces
- The Barbados landship
- Tuk and modern Barbadian identity.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781472440273
- 1472440277
- OCLC:
- 892514230
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