Caribbean currents : Caribbean music from rumba to reggae / Peter Manuel with Michael Largey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manuel, Peter, 1952- author.

Largey, Michael D., 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--West Indies--History and criticism.

Music.

Music--Caribbean Area--History and criticism.

Caribbean Area.

West Indies.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xx, 336 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2016.

Summary:

First published in 1995, Caribbean Currents has become the definitive guide to the distinctive musics of this region of the world. This third edition of the award-winning book is substantially updated and expanded, featuring thorough coverage of new developments, such as the global spread of reggaeton and bachata, the advent of music videos, the restructuring of the music industry, and the emergence of new dance styles. It also includes many new illustrations and links to accompanying video footage. The authors succinctly and perceptively situate the musical styles and developments in the context of themes of gender and racial dynamics, sociopolitical background, and diasporic dimensions. Caribbean Currents showcases the rich and diverse musics of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, the French Caribbean, the lesser Antilles, and their transnational communities in the United States and elsewhere to provide an engaging panorama of this most dynamic aspect of Caribbean culture. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: The Caribbean Crucible 1

The Amerindian Heritage 3

The African Heritage 6

Patterns of Musical Retention 11

The European Heritage 13

Creolization 16

Further Reading 19

2 Cuba 20

An Evening in Havana, 2014 20

The Cuban Crucible 22

African-Derived Musics 23

Rumba 29

Music in Santiago de Cuba 32

European-Derived Musics 35

The Son and Modern Cuban Dance Music 43

"Socialism with Pachanga"? 54

The "Special Period" and Its Special Music 59

Miami Comes Alive 65

Further Reading 65

3 Puerto Rico 67

Puerto Rico and Cuba: "The Two Wings of the Same Bird" 68

European-Derived Musics 70

The Fiesta Patronal de Santiago Apóstol at Loíza Aldea 76

Plena and Bomba in the Dancehall 80

Music and the Puerto Rican Diaspora 83

Music and Island Identity under "Colonialism Lite" 88

Further Reading 90

4 Salsa, Reggaeton, and Beyond 91

The Son Sires a Son 91

Ruben Blades: The Cutting Edge 100

Style and Structure 104

Salsa Lite? 106

The New Millennium: Holding Pattern or Death Spiral? 108

Salsa Dance, from On-I to On-2 110

Reggaeton 113

Nueva Canción 115

Further Reading 116

5 The Dominican Republic 117

The African Heritage in a Creole Culture 118

Merengue Típico and the Creole Mainstream 123

The Merengue as National Symbol 125

The Modern Merengue 127

The Merengue Explosion 131

Merengue Style and Dance 134

Bachata: From the Rural Tavern to the Global Nightclub 136

Juan Luis Guerra 139

Further Reading 141

6 Haiti and the French Caribbean 142

Music in the Streets of Port-au-Prince 142

Haitian Cultural Crossroads 144

Creolization in Haiti: Language 146

Creolization in Haiti: Religion 148

Carnival and Rara 152

Mizik Twoubadou 157

Haitian Dance Music 158

Politics and the Haitian Diaspora 163

Contemporary Haitian Popular Music 166

Mizik Rasin, Rap, and Ragga 168

Music in the Lesser Antilles: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Dominica, and St. Lucia 172

Further Reading 179

7 Jamaica 180

African Traditions in a Difficult Climate 181

Other Vernacular Traditions 185

Ska: From Imitation to Creation 187

Roots and Culture: Downtown Triumphant 192

Rasta and Revolution 194

Bob Marley, the Tuff Gong 196

The End of an Era and the Dawn of a New One: From Reggae to Ragga 198

The Dancehall Era 201

Tellin' It like It Is, from "Consciousness" to "Slackness" 204

Gal Tunes and Slackness: Women's Liberation or Degradation? 205

Voices of the Ghetto, from "Reality" to Shotta Songs 209

Clashes-Fi Fun and Fi Real 215

Love Music-or Hate Music? 216

Dancing, Sound-System Dances, and Sound Clashes 218

Dancehall inna Foreign 223

Further Reading 224

8 Trinidad, Calypso, and Carnival 225

The Development of Calypso and Carnival 230

Calypso in Colonialism 231

Modern Calypso 237

Woman Rising 239

Soca 242

The Carnival Context 245

Steelband Music 251

Calypso and Carnival outside Trinidad 257

Further Reading 260

9 East Indian Music and Big Sounds from the "Small Islands" 261

East Indians in the West Indies 261

Small Island Traditions 273

Further Reading: Indo-Caribbean Music 282

10 Five Themes in the Study of Caribbean Music 283

Unity and Diversity in a Continent of Islands 283

Race and Ethnicity 285

Music, Sex, and Sexism 290

Caribbean Music International 296

Music and Politics 301.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781439913994

1439913994

9781439914007

1439914001

OCLC:

936549330