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Creating their own space : the development of an Indian-Caribbean musical tradition / Tina K. Ramnarine.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ramnarine, Tina K., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- East Indians--Caribbean Area--Music--History and criticism.
- East Indians.
- Popular music--Caribbean Area--History and criticism.
- Popular music.
- Chutney (Music)--History and criticism.
- Chutney (Music).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (178 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Barbados : University of the West Indies Press, [2001]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Characterized by fast-paced, highly danceable rhythms, chutney is a fusion of traditional and contemporary Indian and Caribbean influences. In this volume Tina K. Ramnarine explores the evolution of chutney and introduces the emerging Indian-Caribbean genre into the area of scholarly discourse. Through analysis of the music, Ramnarine provides insights into social processes, effects of the diasporic settlements and ways the music operates as a symbol of Indian-Caribbean identity. This introduction of new cultural elements is a common occurrence among people transplanted to an unfamiliar geographical and cultural environment.
- Contents:
- Tracing the development of chutney
- Making the music
- Chutney as an expression of Indian-Carabbean identity
- From wedding ritual to popular culture
- Musical spaces, cultural spaces, social spaces.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4356-9491-0
- OCLC:
- 302412357
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