Different drummers : rhythm and race in the Americas / Martin Munro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Munro, Martin.

Series:

Music of the African diaspora ; 14.

Music of the African diaspora ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brown, James, 1933-2006--Criticism and interpretation.

Brown, James.

Black people--Caribbean Area--Music--History and criticism.

Black people.

African Americans--Music--History and criticism.

African Americans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Long a taboo subject among critics, rhythm finally takes center stage in this book's dazzling, wide-ranging examination of diverse black cultures across the New World. Martin Munro's groundbreaking work traces the central-and contested-role of music in shaping identities, politics, social history, and artistic expression. Starting with enslaved African musicians, Munro takes us to Haiti, Trinidad, the French Caribbean, and to the civil rights era in the United States. Along the way, he highlights such figures as Toussaint Louverture, Jacques Roumain, Jean Price-Mars, The Mighty Sparrow, Aimé Césaire, Edouard Glissant, Joseph Zobel, Daniel Maximin, James Brown, and Amiri Baraka. Bringing to light new connections among black cultures, Munro shows how rhythm has been both a persistent marker of race as well as a dynamic force for change at virtually every major turning point in black New World history.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction. Slaves to the Rhythm

1. Beating Back Darkness

2. Rhythm, Creolization, and Conflict in Trinidad

3. Rhythm, Music, and Literature in the French Caribbean

4. James Brown, Rhythm, and Black Power

Conclusion. Listening to New World History

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612660825

9781282660823

1282660829

9780520947405

0520947401

OCLC:

659591219